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Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Diagnosis and Management ... Clinical construct ... RR > 20 breaths/ ... in-hospital mortality Management ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... heart rate >90 beats ... respiratory rate >24 breaths ... or those with clinical ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
by knowing the breath ... Supported) and how the breaths ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Ventilation #Variables #Breaths
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
volume) - Every breath ... pressure) - Every breath ... trigger (patient breaths ... Support - All breaths ... CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
Opioid Overdose Management ... Respiratory rate >10 breaths ... /min and <20 breaths ... /min and <100 beats ... Opioid #Overdose #Management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Cannot initiate breath ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Diminished breath ... Lung Abscess Management ... differential #causes #management
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
30min shortness of breath ... best choice for management ... Cath lab = best management ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... poor nutrition Clinical ... , shortness of breath ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Breaths are triggered ... Delivers mandatory breaths ... will assist those breaths ... to support the breath ... Modes #Comparison #management