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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Syndrome (STSS) ... GAS in 30% of cases ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... #Syndrome #STSS ... #treatment #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... Severe Community Acquired ... severe community-acquired ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... Refractory septic shock ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... * Bloating not required ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #treatment
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... of Shock HEMORRHAGIC ... SHOCK • Ensure ... • Consider intraaortic
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... (congenital or acquired ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Undifferentiated Shock ... essential to determine treatment ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... cytokine release syndrome
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Emergencies Compartment Syndrome ... • Syndrome caused ... Syndrome usually ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment