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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 ... Obstructive 4) Diagnosis ... and Workup 5) ... #criticalcare # ... Shock
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
of thigh/flank edema ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
of thigh/flank edema ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
1) Ask while ... Workup 5) Treat ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy # ... differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Reversible course Differential ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #management #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... blood • Hypoxic encephalopathy ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and Peripheral Edema ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... In both SK and AK ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare