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Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
Patient's Physiology Overall ... Selection #Algorithm #FirstLine
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... = asthma-COPD overlap ... ACOPD #Asthma #Overlap ... #FirstLine #Differences
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
Achieving a Negative Fluid ... Of A Negative Fluid ... Balance: • Volume overload ... Achieving a negative fluid ... aldosterone states (CHF
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Cardiac: • CHF ... • Fluid overload
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Incr glucose, fluid ... Na retention -> Fluid ... overload -> ... - CHF - Pulmonary
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
• Electrolyte/fluid ... decompensation (CHF ... failure (volume overload
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... Pathophysiology: Volume overload ... failure, positive fluid
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... : Diuresis for fluid ... overload, PCC to
Free Fluid in Morrison's Pouch on Abdominal POCUS

22 yo, no known pmhx, with atraumatic abdominal pain,
Free Fluid in Morrison's ... setting suggests fluid ... overload from CHF ... EUSmkh #Free #Fluid
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
the volume - Fluid ... total body volume overload ... #Checklist #CHF