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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential ... over 24 hours Differential ... Alveolar Hemorrhage, Lung ... Intubation 2) Bad Lung ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
draining pleural effusions ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... #treatment #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... , traction for long ... of poor organ perfusion ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
on POCUS 89-year-old ... Lung ultrasound ... Loculated Pleural Effusion ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Loculated #Pleural #Effusion
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Framework and Management ... epinephrine & start infusion ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
, allowing for lung ... VV) • Suppots lungs ... oxygenator • Assess perfusion ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... ECMO center or team ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare