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Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... glucose, security, access ... #altered #mental ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... • Oliguria • Altered ... Mental Status ( ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #Summary #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
extremities, fatigue, altered ... mental status and ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #icu #clinical
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Therapy (RRT) - ICU ... Fluid Overload (pulmonary ... causing severe altered ... mental status, ... #Therapy #RRT #managment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... Anaphylaxis, Acute Renal ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... APML #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Proposed Mechanism: Altered ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... defibrillator as
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
As soon as ... • If i.v. access ... impossible use intraosseous ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management