Excited to kick off the UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit with some hands on skills! Knot tying here we go! CardioNerds Katie Vanchiere, MD, MA (she/her)

TEE in Cardiac Arrest? ⭐️ Assist with diagnosis ⭐️ Can be used to look for cardiac activity and identify “pseudoPEA” ⭐️ Locate to find the area of maximal compression (AMC) ⭐️ Distinguish fine VF from PEA #CCCES25 CardioNerds UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit Katie Vanchiere, MD, MA (she/her)

Excited to dive into the post arrest brain with some of my UPMC PCAS favorites Pat & Cecelia! #CCCES25 UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit CardioNerds

How can we better document a neuro exam? The FOUR Score = Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Looks at Arousal, Motor Response, and Brainstem Reflex with a score of 0-4 for each pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC27… #CCCES25 UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit CardioNerds

Considerations 🫁 Need airway first! ⚠️ Esophageal injury has not been reported in this context 👍🏼 Proficiency? Only ~30 reps needed for 100% diagnostic specificity (in one single center study) 👥 Stand at the HOB next to RT / anesthesia UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit CardioNerds Alix Barnes

Lunch + Vent Basics with Dr Dezfulian to kick off our afternoon! #CCCES25 CardioNerds UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit Katie Vanchiere, MD, MA (she/her)

For our final session of #CCCES25 day 1… (drum roll please 🥁🥁) ECMO Master Dr. Jason Bartos teaches on one of the critical care cardiologist’s favorite topics🫀⚡️🫁 Hands on workshops to come - stay tuned! CardioNerds Society Of Critical Care Cardiology UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit

Next up: Impella Management 🚨Suction Alarms? Think LV preload versus improper positioning ✔️ Check position with echo ✔️ If position okay, can decrease P level or give volume. Also consider RV fxn as etiology of reduced LV preload! #CCCES25 UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit CardioNerds

Getting some experience with automated CPR devices. Thanks ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions and Stryker!! #CCCES25 UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit CardioNerds

CardioNerds Crew having fun and learning tons at #CCCES25!! 🤩❤️‍🔥⚡️ UMN Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit