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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... host response to infection ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... , Cardiogenic shock ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... specific therapy, the clinician ... ventilation is required ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
if infection most ... cause) or septic shock ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... Discuss ongoing management ... #Workup
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1°
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... /Sepsis/Shock, Autoimmune ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
inform immediate clinical ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Recovery may take >1 ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup