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A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
when dealing with hypotension ... Cardiac Performance ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... #Algorithm
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Hypotension, third ... COMMON CAUSES + ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... status • CV: hypotension ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... status • CV: hypotension ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... caused by a dysregulated ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Patients w/ septic shock ... Persistent hypotension
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Severe sepsis (hypotension ... likely underlying cause ... ) or septic shock ... with end organ dysfunction ... Discuss ongoing management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... skin sloughing, hypotension ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Pts: cardiogenic shock
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... ⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... absence of systolic dysfunction ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management