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Approach to suspected Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

 • Suspected HIT Algorithm
 • "4 T's" clinical probability score:
suspected Heparin-Induced ... Algorithm • " ... 4 T's" clinical ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #4Ts #algorithm
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
based primarily on clinical ... Estimates of the clinical ... #Hematology #HIT ... #Heparin #Induced ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... : • Clinical Suspicion ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Induced #Thrombocytopenia ... #Treatment #Hematology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
initially reversible, it ... death Common Clinical ... wide vs. narrow pulse ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
initially reversible, it ... death Common Clinical ... wide vs. narrow pulse ... Classification #diagnosis ... management #Overview #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
/management of shock ... NOTES: The last clinic ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... , Hypotension, shock ... tests - Ice cube ... inducible urticarias doi ... #rheumatology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
It is important ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... deficiency) • HIT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... treatment #management #hematology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
higher degree than it ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #