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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

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RV chamber size alone is not enough information to rule-in a PE as RV cavity enlargement can be visualized in other conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, RV infarct, COPD and cardiac arrest from multiple causes. 4, 2006, pp. 10,11 Vid 1. SubX4 Asystole RV > LV. SubX2 Asystole RV > LV. Chest , vol. 2022 Aug 27;14(8):e28481.

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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

EB Medicine

And sepsis-3 redefined septic shock as “hypotension not responsive to fluid resuscitation” with the added requirement of vasopressors to maintain a MAP greater than or equal to 65 and with a lactate > 2. Sepsis is coming in at a higher readmission rate and cost per admission than acute MI, CHF, COPD, and PNA.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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2006 May 15;106(10):2258-66. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Give appropriate fluids, vasopressors, and antibiotics. Clin Infect Dis. 2004;39(Suppl. 1):S32–S37 Kuderer NM, Dale DC, Crawford J, Cosler LE, Lyman GH. Mortality, morbidity, and cost associated with febrile neutropenia in adult cancer patients.