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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
changes (especially QT ... incongruous with clinical ... NPO, or profound shock ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #icu #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Risk factors 3. ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... ⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... Key Point: High clinical ... recognition and management