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American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
to next step if shock ... 2) Subsequent ICU ... goals—if shock ... #Shock #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Patients w/ septic shock ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Life-threatening organ dysfunction ... cellular/metabolic dysfunction ... Infection + Organ dysfunction ... /hypofunction. ... , ventilation, ICU
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
pressor added in shock ... common in OR; in MICU ... in refractory shock ... in setting of shock ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
compensatory responses to shock ... Shock can be caused ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... The cause of shock ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Distributive Shock ... management #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... Distributive Shock ... management #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... shock, cryptic ... shock. ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... /management of shock ... : • For most ICU ... Admitting #Admissions #ICU ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
by either overt dysfunction ... intensive care units (ICU ... caused by overt dysfunction ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare ... hyperthyroidism, #ICU