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Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... organ dysfunction caused ... Clinical construct ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... /management of shock ... get an EKG and CXR ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically ... #management #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
AED no shock advised ... Diagnosis? ... PSSA from case- ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
AED no shock advised ... Diagnosis? ... PSSA from case- ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... ⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused