Tension pneumothorax: signs and symptoms
Pleuritic pain
Tracheal deviation
Hyperresonance
Onset sudden
Reduced breath sounds (and dyspnea)
Absent fremitus
X-ray shows collapse
Mnemonic:
P-THORAX
Tracheal deviation
Hyperresonance
Onset sudden
Reduced breath sounds (and dyspnea)
Absent fremitus
X-ray shows collapse
Mnemonic:
P-THORAX
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Acute LVF management
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GCS Intubation
Ipecac: contraindications
JVP: raised JVP differential
Life threatening injuries in major trauma
MI: immediate treatment
PEA/Asystole (ACLS): etiology
Rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
Respiratory burns
Shock: signs and symptoms
Shock: types
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) causes
Syncope causes, by system