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Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Establish IV/IO Access ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
multisystem organ failure ... vascular → RV failure ... from massive pulmonary ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... causing heart failure ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... /management of shock ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... equipment (Box C). ❽ Assess ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
blood, pumping it across ... mixed respiratorv failure ... PE, cardiogenic shock ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis ... #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
cause) or septic shock ... central and arterial access ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... status • Won't Work ... trauma, surgery, excess ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
surgery; equipment failure ... • If i.v. access ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup