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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... hyponatremia, AKI ... /management of shock ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
meds • Other: AI ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
meds • Other: AI ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... and stabilize: AMS ... Workup 5) Treat ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
forward flow to the kidneys ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #icu #clinical
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Medical: ... be substituted as ... Norepinephrine (ICU ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... defibrillator as ... deteriorating on medical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Altered mental ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... #management #neurology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... also diabetic as ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare