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Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
resuscitation fluid ... • Begin vasopressor ... • Consider intraaortic ... indices, volume responsiveness ... #CriticalCare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... as for septic shock ... moderate amount fluid ... , vasopressors if ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Responsiveness ... beneficial when required ... responsiveness ... shorter duration pf vasopressors ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... Patients w/ septic shock ... antibiotics 2 Initial fluid ... resuscitation 3 Vasopressor ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
predict volume responsiveness ... cardiac output shock ... PPV) may suggest fluid ... responsiveness ... #calibration #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... treatments include fluid ... administration, vasopressors ... peritonitis - Acute pancreatitis