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Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Altered Mental Status ... 1) Ask while ... and stabilize: AMS ... the underlying cause ... #Management #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
is calculated as ... is likely the best ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Binder) • Use POCUS ... and transport STAT ... warm blankets, forced-air ... Primary #Survey #CABCDE ... #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... Differential Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... Casey Albin MD @
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Optimize volume status
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Presentation: Injury ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... Multiple sclerosis (MS
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
mimic the “Starved state ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
31 • First US case ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare ... GrepMed Recommended Text