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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Treatment Goals ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #management
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 ... EmmGeezee #Sepsis #Criteria ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
& MOF → occurs as ... fasc Diagnostic Criteria ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... IVIG 1g/kg on day 1, ... #management #diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... erythropoietin 1/ ... with evidence of acquired ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... therapy if meets all ... the following criteria ... #Management #Duration
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... - produced by all ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
in improperly folded ... involves: (1) ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment