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The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
for admission (if ... disease work up ... of hypotension, shock ... , sepsis, GIB etc ... Calling #Referral #Hepatology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - Triglyceride level ... strategy as for septic ... shock (e.g. moderate ... #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... SEPTIC SHOCK • ... for hemoglobin level ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Cardiogenic & Septic ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Malaria, Late Sepsis ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Presentation in septic ... shock yes ... be considered if ... dysfunction or liver ... #hepatology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
disease) - Forced ... - Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... history Initial Work-up ... bedside echo is never ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
, Shock, Hypoxia ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
, Shock, Hypoxia ... Consider Sepsis, ... dilate further if ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
history of trauma, sepsis ... dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... dL) - Heparin if ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology