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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Continuous Renal ... Hemofiltration - Convection ... + convection require ... 30cm catheter Dose ... #Continuous #Renal
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT) - Comparison
 - Continuous Veno-venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) utilizes convection. Replacement fluid
Continuous Renal ... and convection. ... and diffusion. ... Samira Farouk, MD, MS ... #Continuous #Renal
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Cardiac POCUS 3 ... femoral A-line placement ... - POCUS pulse check ... Start vasopressor infusion ... / Push-dose vasopressors
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Renal Replacement ... CRRT (Continuous renal ... clearance and does ... dialysate flow (both convection ... MD @nickmmark #Renal
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
Renal Replacement ... CRRT (Continuous renal ... clearance and does ... dialysate flow (both convection ... & diffusion).
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
source of energy, conversion ... contribution of liver or renal ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... deficiency - Renal ... lactate production Renal
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... the ICF must now lose ... content induces renal ... which reduces renal ... blood flow and perfusion
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Consider TEG to guide replacement ... incontinence - High-dose ... hours-to-days post-infusion ... , hypotension, renal ... , SOB, pleural effusions
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
#ICUCard RENAL ... (Na U(U/P Cr) Renal ... 70 mmHg on 100% mask ... /500mL NS) IV Infusion ... packet inserts for doses