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Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Ask for brief summary ... EKG. ... remain on floor vs ICU ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... Fentanyl 3mcg/kg ... #neurology #neurosurgery ... #management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... early & document (e.g ... hemostatic agents (e.g ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... interruption (e.g ... in the night (e.g ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
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 ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
with hypoxemia and ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Management ● Early ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CriticalCare
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Management Summary ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG
Approach to Hemorrhagic Shock
PLAN FOR CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE & ACTIVATE MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL
 • Activate massive transfusion
intervention) and ... THE RIGHT LINES AND ... a fixed ratio, e.g ... Hemorrhagic #Shock #Management ... #Summary #CriticalCare
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... cause ischemia and ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management