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Shahriar Lahouti5 September, 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. Peer Reviewed by Mojtaba Chardoli. CONTENTS Preface Anatomic backbone End-organ injury Hemodynamic monitoring Tool kit Effective monitoring Hemodynamic variables Organ perfusion:...
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Valvular Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management of Severe Aortic stenosis
13 July 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Case scenario Etiology Pathophysiology Diagnosis Clinical manifestation Differential diagnosis Diagnostic evaluation Transthoracic echocardiography When suspect to AS...
Valvular Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management of Severe Mitral Stenosis
8 July 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Case scenario Etiology Pathophysiology Diagnosis Clinical manifestation Differential diagnosis Diagnostic evaluation Transthoracic echocardiography Valve anatomy...
Pneumothorax In Emergency Department
25 June, 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. Last update 1 December 2024. CONTENTS Preface Pathophysiology Epidemiology and causes Clinical presentation and diagnosis History Signs and symptoms Tension pneumothorax Diagnosis of...
Pleural Effusion In Critically ill Patients
1 June, 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Physiology of pleural fluid formation Pathophysiology of pleural effusion Clinical presentation Diagnosis Pleural ultrasound Chest CT Differential diagnosis Historical...
Adrenal Crisis: An Endocrinologic Cause of Shock State
6 May, 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Physiologic background Epidemiology and causes Clinical presentation Differential diagnosis Evaluation Management Basic resuscitation Steroid Re-evaluation Prevention...
Crashing Ventilated Patients
11 April, 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. Approach to crashing patients on mechanical ventilation There are multiple reasons for a patient to deteriorate while on mechanical ventilation. Having a systematic method of...
Mechanical Ventilation: From Bench To The Bedside Review.
January 14, 2021 by Shahriar Lahouti. Last update 1 December, 2024. CONTENTS Preface Respiratory failure Introduction to MV Physiology of Positive pressure ventilation Foundational concepts Basic ventilator parameters...
Pulseless Electrical Activity In The Emergency Department
16 March 2023 by Shahriar Lahouti. Peer reviewed by Mojtaba Chardoli. CONTENTS Preface Clinical presentation Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) True PEA vs. Pseudo PEA Clinical significance Spectrum of PEA Evaluation...
Anaphylaxis & Angioedema: Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management in Emergency Department
12 November 2020 by Shahriar Lahouti. Last update 15 February 2023. CONTENTS Preface Pathophysiology Etiology Clinical findings Diagnosis Diagnosis pitfall Differential diagnosis Angioedema Treatment Therapeutic...
Secondary Brain Injury: Time Is The Brain
15 October, 2020 by Mojtaba Chardoli. Peer reviewed by Shahriar Lahouti. Last update 15 February 2023. CONTENTS Preface Cerebral physiology Intracranial pressure Cerebral blood flow Cerebral perfusion pressure Primary...
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The Realm of Tissue Perfusion: Systemic Hypoperfusion and Congestion.
12 August 2020, by Shahriar Lahouti. Last update 14 February 2023 Preface Circulatory dysfunction and poor organ perfusion serve as a major cause of organ injury and dysfunction. The backbone for understanding the...