14 results
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... - Management Checklist ... function tests if shock ... #Checklist #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
multisystem organ failure ... vascular → RV failure ... from massive pulmonary ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 -
Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... failure (ie.. asthma ... failure (ie OHS ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Protocol for Donning PPE

Put on special work clothes and work shoes • Wash hands~ Put on
clothes and work ... air-purifying respirator ... gloves FAHZU COVID ... #Donning #On #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... , esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... Ameliorate increased work ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... oxygenation; remove work ... #Shock #Management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Pulm edema, heart failure ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
provides prolonged pulmonary ... hypoxemia/mixed respiratorv ... failure used as ... PE, cardiogenic shock ... Oxygenation #diagnosis #management