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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... and/or digoxin level ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Treatment Goals ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... CBC, vitamin D level ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... algorithms by Global ... the perceived level ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... management - RUQ ultrasound ... - Calcium level ... - Triglyceride level ... as for septic shock
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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deep breathing Pulmonary ... • Asthma • COPD ... • Pericardial effusion ... • Hypovolemic shock ... • Temperature/FEVER
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... Ensure leg is at level ... elevated above the level ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
focus on improving perfusion ... - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... output - Acute pulmonary