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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 ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... CAP present in 1 ... Major criteria: Septic ... shock, Respiratory ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
persists. 1) Firsthour ... 2) Subsequent ICU ... goals—if shock ... #CriticalCare # ... Peds #Pediatrics #Sepsis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... complicated by septic ... CAP present in 1 ... shock, Respiratory ... #diagnosis #signs
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for severe community-onset ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic ... Shock Structural ... - Linezolid 1 ... #Acquired #Pneumonia
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Distributive: Sepsis ... Treatment Goals: 1) ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare #
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... - Septic ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... shock. ... ) • Septic → dysregulated ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
strategy as for septic ... shock (e.g. moderate ... acetaminophen 1 ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare