19 results
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... SHOCK is a subset ... shock are identified ... recognition and treatment ... #SIRS #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 -
Diagnosis Framework ... Distributive: Sepsis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... #criticalcare # ... #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... - Septic ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary ... active ROM +/- fever ... viral arthritis Workup ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... anal Cxs) • *** If
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... Consider if: ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #management #Treatment
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Triglyceride level ... strategy as for septic ... shock (e.g. moderate ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #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 ... #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
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... ->treatments include ... circulation If ... before beginning treatment ... syndrome - Sepsis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare