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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... criteria: Septic shock ... , Respiratory failure ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
History in favor of CAP ... Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... , Respiratory failure ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
of Antibiotic Failure ... Pseudo-cellulitis / "CAP ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired ... thrombophlebitis), HAP ... #Antibiotic #Failure
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- MAP <65. ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
pre-existing heart failure ... /management of shock ... is never a bad idea ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Emergency criteria required ... to diagnose hypertensive ... - Usually a MAP ... chronic renal failure ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
Normal saline has ... risk of renal failure ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology