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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Treatment Goals ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome ... /Chrons (IBD), Radiation ... CMC IM Residency ... #algorithm
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Syndrome (STSS) ... GAS in 30% of cases ... fasc Diagnostic Criteria ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... #Syndrome #STSS
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Glucocorticoids • Radiation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... Syndrome usually ... injury or after IM ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... infection SEPTIC SHOCK ... recognition and treatment ... EmmGeezee #Sepsis #Criteria ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #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 #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment