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Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... use a directed approach ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare #
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
impact of basic management ... for the initial approach ... as an initial approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Recommended Therapeutic Approach to the Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers;
Recommended Therapeutic Approach ... Cardiomyopathy #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
summarizing my approach ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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• Stepwise Approach ... Rapid low-dose approach ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Cardiology
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... #Management #CriticalCare
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Framework and Management ... Unstable Bradycardia Management ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach ... Use an aseptic approach ... axis/in-plane (B) approach ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare
Approach to Hemorrhagic Shock
PLAN FOR CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE & ACTIVATE MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL
 • Activate massive transfusion
Approach to Hemorrhagic ... Hemorrhagic #Shock #Management ... #Summary #CriticalCare