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Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Negative Fluid Balance ... 1.19x per liter of positive ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... aldosterone states (CHF ... #management #criticalcare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Berlin Criteria met ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... heart failure, positive ... fluid balance, ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
charges are balanced ... and Mg2+ whose positive ... charges are balanced ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... negative fluid balance ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pathway likely an imbalance ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds