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Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
1) Ask for vitals ... Examine for a cause ... Obstructive 4) Diagnosis ... and Workup 5) ... #criticalcare #
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... Cardiac, Neuro 4) Diagnose ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... airway / remove mask ... nickmmark #NIVPPV #NonInvasive ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... clear secretions, altered ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... 1) Ask while ... Workup 5) Treat ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Oliguria • Altered ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
extremities, fatigue, altered ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
oxygen and face mask ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Proposed Mechanism: Altered ... #management #cardiology