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Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... ) Examination: Pulmonary ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary #Hypoxia
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... #PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary ... Basics #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Dilated Abdominal Veins ... abdominal wall veins ... What is the cause ... #PhysicalExam #Epigastric ... #Veins
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
#Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all cause ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Upper quadrant/Epigastric ... Chronic portal vein ... Hepatocellular carcinoma Epigastric ... Abscess • Splenic vein
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Post-intubation Management ... ICP #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Pancreatitis - Deep vein ... Noninfectious #Causes
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
localization of the vein ... • Identify vein ... patency of the vein ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare