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Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
Base Disorders - Formulas ... #Compensation #Formula ... Winters #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #AcidBase
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
commonly used formulas ... assistant medical calculation ... Neither formula ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation
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Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
• Enteric feed formulas ... • Calculating ... Enteral #Nutrition #criticalcare
Prediction of Compensatory Responses on Simple Acid-Base Disturbances

#acidbase #compensation #metabolic #respiratory #diagnosis #calculations #formulas #acidosis #alkalosis
Disturbances #acidbase ... respiratory #diagnosis #calculations ... #formulas #acidosis
Treatment of hyperkalemia via kaliuresis 
step 1 = volume resuscitation if hypovolemic
step 2 = consider fludrocortisone
step
kaliuresis #management #criticalcare ... diuretics #diuresis #nephrology ... #algorithm
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
Management #Seizure #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare # ... Neurology
Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
#Diagnosis #Nephrology ... EGFR #Equations #Calculation ... #Formulas #Creatinine
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... breathing, and circulation ... StatusEpilepticus #Management #Algorithm ... #Neurology #pharmacology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
#Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare # ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... of spontaneous circulation ... Diagnosis #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare # ... Neuroprognostication #Prognosis #Algorithm