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

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
for the Use of Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Framework • Fear ... Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... - Cardiogenic pulmonary ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... ) Examination: Pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary #Hypoxia
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... of poor organ perfusion ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Rapid Response Team ... RRT leader • Ask ... Rapid #Response #Team ... #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
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 ... falling asleep → wear ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management ... #problems #pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... your next step in management ... followed by 90mg iv infusion ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical #ultrasound
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #Summary #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 ... Empyema #Lung #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Pulmonary