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Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... Common Causes of Shock ... HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK ... SEPTIC SHOCK • ... #Shock #Management
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... hypoperfusion, Shock ... Diabetic failure, Hepatic ... Nitroprusside infusion
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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deterioration Shock ... and metabolic acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... and cardiogenic shock ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
goal-directed stepwise management ... to next step if shock ... maintain normal perfusion ... Peds #Pediatrics #Sepsis ... #Management #StepWise
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... - Septic ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Pericardial effusion ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... exposures • Lactic acidosis ... Temperature/FEVER • Sepsis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... syndrome - Sepsis
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Definition ... shock. ... diminished tissue perfusion ... ) • Septic → dysregulated ... Types #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
shock, cryptic ... shock. ... diminished tissue perfusion ... ) • Septic → dysregulated ... types #diagnosis #management