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Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... rapidly progresses: cell ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... rapidly progresses: cell ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
risk death), T-cell ... COMMON CAUSES + ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... Encapsulated Bacteria Cell ... jirovecii • CNS ... or Neutrophil Dysfunction
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
(16%) • Shock ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
) or septic shock ... with end organ dysfunction ... ). ❶ Call for ... devices could have caused ... Discuss ongoing management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... medical and surgical management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... marrow or stem cell ... unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... that results in CNS ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management