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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
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... Chronic Management ... Avoid meds that ... though safety assessment ... #Management #treatment
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
- Scoping Summary ... acquired/vasoactive meds ... Hgb>7gm/dL) I - ICU ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #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 ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
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 ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
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
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... and 44.5% - Lab-score ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... & Dry) is the treatment ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #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 ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #treatment