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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... , Severe Valve Disease ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... PRBC transfusion may ... norepinephrine, infused at ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
incongruous with clinical ... context & EKG) ... NPO, or profound shock ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... • Infection (eg ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Intubation only if clinically ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... pregnancy • May ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... support for patients clinically
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... : Man, 60 years ... #diagnosis #management ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
review the chart at ... esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... ECG is vital while ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypertensive crisis may ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... , Autoimmune disease ... • EEG: With persistent ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management