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Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Diuresis in Critical ... de-escalation) phases of critical ... 1.19x per liter of positive ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... #management #criticalcare
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Pilot Randomized Clinical ... Trial and Meta-Analysis ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #ICU #Withholding ... VisualAbstract #EBM
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
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... was defined as positive ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... NOTES: The last clinic ... : • For most ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... Berlin Criteria met ... heart failure, positive ... fluid balance, ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
cultures (three sets ... Persistent fever, positive ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... establishing a diagnosis ... negative fluid balance ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pathway likely an imbalance ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds