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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Decompensated CHF ... Treatment Goals ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
pressor added in shock ... common in OR; in MICU ... in refractory shock ... Inotropes #management #criticalcare ... summary #comparison #table
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... celiac disease, CF ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table
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 ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... Maneuvers - Ice ... Signs of shock or ... peds #Pediatric #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
- Elevated CSF ... with a normal CSF ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... intensive care unit (ICU ... ventilation is required
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... management #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment