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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Decompensated CHF ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... and/or digoxin level ... on context Rx 1 ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
elevates the stress level ... hormones that work ... differential #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... • Septic shock ... device removal (if ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... ECF and ICF both work ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
adjacent to the focus ... Diagnosis: 1) ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases