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Cardiogenic Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Identifying Hypoperfusion from Cardiac Dysfunction
 • Exam: Congestion vs Hypoperfusion
Cardiogenic Shock ... - Diagnosis and ... Studies • POCUS ... Stabilize • Fix ... @SkylerLentz #Cardiogenic
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
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POCUS - Regional ... Serratus Anterior Plane ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Plane #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... Plane (TAP) Block ... multimodal pain management ... #Plane #TAP #Block ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
↓ mortality), Cardiogenic ... Unresponsiveness/coma, Inability ... trigger breath, Inability ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... High SVR: • Cardiogenic ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... algorithm #treatment #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Reversibles 3) Stabilize ... resuscitation • Cardiogenic ... #Management #Summary
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... of MALA - Abdominal ... - hemodynamic instability ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... in orthogonal planes ... What is the diagnosis ... Sheath #Hematoma #POCUS
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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mucosal injury - Abdominal ... distributive and cardiogenic ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel ... Obstruction #SBO #Abdominal