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American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... goal-directed stepwise management ... the first hour/emergency ... pressure (MAP – CVP ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
- Myocardial ischemia ... incongruous with clinical ... NPO, or profound shock ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Management #CriticalCare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Lytes including Ca ... suggests total body hypovolemia ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - regional ischemia ... - Hypovolemia ... - Mesenteric ischemia
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... b) CHF c) CVA ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
patient causing hypovolemia ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
not have obvious ischemia ... Clinical Utility ... especially helpful in emergency ... #cardiology #differential ... echocardiogram #syncope #emergency