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Vivek Shah

@vivek_shah405

PGY3 Emergency Medicine @harborUCLAEM | all views/opinions are my own

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patient with refractory hypoxemia? Here's what we know about proning post-COVID ARDS influx: - 16% reduction in mortality - P/F ratio not be the best indicator of when to prone - Decreased VILI - Dont stop proning right when p/f > 150 Haney Mallemat #Resusx2022

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hypotensive after first pressor? Pause and ask Hickam: - Acidosis => isotonic bicarb? - Hypothyroid = > T4 + T3 - anaphylaxis => epi - adrenal insuff => roids - Ca => milk (...just Ca) - occult bleed =>☝️ - 2nd cause => RUSH exam Haney Mallemat #Resusx2022 Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦

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Why do we start vasopressors? you checked their blood pressure, didn't you? Check their perfusion! hypotension =/ hypoperfusion 🤯 Sara Crager Haney Mallemat #Resusx2022

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If you aren’t using lung ultrasound in your dyspneic patients, you’re missing out on an incredibly sensitive, specific, and user friendly tool that can drastically change management. B-lines >>>> CXR + BNP (in setting of HF) Thank you Matthew Riscinti MD! Haney Mallemat #Resusx2022

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Mind the microcirculation: Microcirculatory dysfunction is associated with worse patient outcomes independent of macrocirculation parameters Sara Crager Haney Mallemat #Resusx2022

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Another day of being an intern = learning what you were taught in med school may be wrong. Thanks, Sara Crager for reframing how we think about shock outside the 4 main pillars. Haney Mallemat #Resusx2022

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Back with some #Resusx2022 learning pearls: Not all ICP is created equal, but here are the universal first steps: - Head up - Analgesia (fentanyll drip 🙃) - Sedation (dex) - Osmotic agents - Control fevers @EvieMarcolini Haney Mallemat