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Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... - HAS-BLED (atrial ... risk tools have ... validated for VTE treatment ... risk #HASBLED
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Retroperitoneal bleed ... exacerbation (any cause ... #Differential # ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... hypotension is treatment ... hypoCa2+ - occult bleeding ... shock #Diagnosis ... #Vasopressors #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
• Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
• Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... Risk Factors: ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... esophageal variceal bleed ... from the ulcer caused ... around 90% of cases ... without increased risk
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
- Differential ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... asymptomatic IBD Overt Bleeding ... Patient • RULE OUT BRISK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Assess for high risk ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... • Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential