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Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Rapid Response Team ... Orders placed, treatments ... Rapid #Response #Team ... #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HAP and VAP - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... ://twitter.com/foamid ... Acquired #Community #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Inform surgeon (ask ... compression) Initial treatment ... Head down position
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... of the affected ear ... into a supine position ... that the opposite ear ... #physicalexam #management
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
try a different mask ... getting used to it → wear ... Difficulty tolerating forced ... falling asleep → wear ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... Obstructive 4) Diagnosis ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare #
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... Cardiac, Neuro 4) Diagnose ... Hypoxemia #Dyspnea #Management ... #criticalcare #
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Awake: Artificial tears ... Sleep: Artificial tears ... #Management #Treatment
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout Diagnosis ... Acute and chronic treatment ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout #diagnosis ... #management #treatment