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Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Ask for brief summary ... status Initial Assessment ... Current problem • Leading ... remain on floor vs ICU ... Response #Team #RRT #Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
- Scoping Summary ... acquired/vasoactive meds ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... Hgb>7gm/dL) I - ICU ... #Summary #Endoscopy
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... note, discharge summary ... own objective assessment ... : • For most ICU
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding ... - Scoping Summary ... communication with ICU ... team Endoscopic Assessment ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... for etiological assessment ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury, leading ... an “objective assessment ... Management ● Early ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Family engagement Critical ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... The assessment of ... causing hypovolemia needing ... differential #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically ... teratogenic GDMT meds