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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... features • Bova ... class (30-day all cause ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... stratification #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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1.5 High CO / Low ... Treatment Goals ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
altered 2) You see ... no respiratory cause ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Potassium, Low ... #Treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... in >90% - Low ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... 60-80% - Low ... Usual therapeutic management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... 60-80% - Low ... life-threatening • Treatment
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
infestations • Low ... , vomiting and diarrhea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... Clinical construct ... K or < 4K We now ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... again we might see ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... LV failure - Low