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Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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of Stable Wide-Complex ... Follow narrow-complex ... irregular protocol ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Algorithm Source ... Patients with rigors ... #Management #BloodCultures ... EmergencyDepartment #Protocol ... #Shapiro #Indications
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
DIAGNOSTICS Paracentesis ... risk X Stop if no indication ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... dL and advanced liver ... SBP #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... the type of and indication ... one post op Cardiology ... surgery Stress Testing ... medical and surgical management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
scenario / sedation indication ... Non-Benzos): • Propofol ... Propofol infusion ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
alterations in the setting ... only 5% of the resting ... and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
alterations in the setting ... only 5% of the resting ... and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex ... Fibrillation - Testing ... Absolute warfarin indications ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
- Patient s/p liver ... transplant getting ... cholangitis: ERCP complete ... Endoscopy #EGD #Indications ... Gastroenterology #Management
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Algorithm 1. ... perform exercise testing ... controlled by above medications ... #Algorithm #cardiology