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Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
A state of tissue ... altered mental status ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
A state of tissue ... altered mental status ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
State of cellular ... Stages: 1. ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #differential
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Monitors, ECG, Pads ... brady, Signs of Shock ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Marfans, EDS ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... altered mental status ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... current clinical status ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... should be done on diagnosis ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Outer Cannula - stays ... • Pilot balloon ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #