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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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malperfusion - Lactate ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Decompensated CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... - Infections (ie ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
as a clinical prognostic ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... circulation If
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Alkalosis, High Lactate ... Toxic Salicylate Level
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... on chronic resp acidosis ... status • Won't Work ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... - Troponin, Lactate ... tests if shock ... and/or digoxin level ... #Checklist #CHF
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... bedside echo is never ... scenario): • Lactate ... #criticalcare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Patients w/ septic shock ... Clinical construct ... Serum lactate >2 ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare