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Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... Examine for a cause ... use a directed approach ... Diagnosis and Workup ... #criticalcare #
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Plan definitive management ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Approach to Possible ... mm is needed to cause ... , such as: - Acute ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... 3 questions to work ... a physiologic approach ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... -An updated approach ... -If you work at ... #Management #Alcohol
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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... without tonic-clonic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... Rapid Response Management ... Diagnosis and Workup ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare