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An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
call it, “Think High ... or Think Low.” ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
call it, “Think High ... or Think Low.” ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #High
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Lactate > 1.5 High ... CO / Low SVR: ... CO / High SVR: ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... coronary blood flow ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... coronary blood flow ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Hypothermia - Protocol ... fluid warmer • Slow ... CPR • Max 3 shocks ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm
Sepsis - Interventions that do / do not improve outcomes
Do:
- Have high index of suspicion and
outcomes Do: - Have high ... sepsis pathway or protocol ... prescribe) antibiotics now ... persistent septic shock ... Interventions #Management