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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Arterial Pressure) - IAP ... Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP ... ) is IAP (>12 mmHg ... consequence of an IAP ... SURROGATE FOR IAP
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... with pneumonia HAP ... & VAP – those that ... #HCAP #HAP #VAP
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
below 27 cmH20 + (IAP ... ARDS, 20 cmH2O + (IAP
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
 •
Organisms • CAP ... • Hospital - HAP ... , VAP - CMC IM
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
pressure with incr IAP
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Shorter is Better CAP ... HAP VAP Intra-abd
Measuring Bladder Pressure as a Surrogate for Intraabdominal Pressure - Procedure Instructions

1. Place the patient in
Measure IAP in end-expiratory ... Intraabdominal #Pressure #IAP
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
raised ICP: MAP ... raised ICP: MAP ... BP (SBP>70-90, MAP ... Neurogenic Shock MAP ... raised ICP: MAP
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
blood volume and ICP ... if needed ICP ... - ICP. ... Target MAP: 80. ... High ICP: 20.
Cushing's Reflex - Pathophysiology
HYPERTENSION with a reflex BRADYCARDIA
 → ↑ ICP 
 → ↓ CBF
 →
BRADYCARDIA → ↑ ICP ... Vasomotor tone → ↑ MAP