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Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Summary • Hypotension ... and Survey 4) Workup ... abnormalities - Cath lab ... #treatment #workup
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... artery biopsy • Lab ... values supporting ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Summary Clinical ... active ROM +/- fever ... viral arthritis Workup ... evaluation • labs ... #Summary
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... monitoring ABG values ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
LABS: Baseline + ... failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... note, discharge summary ... bedside echo is never
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... other processes Workup ... - No specific lab ... • Moderate: oral ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... : • 80% have fever ... CXR upright or lat ... - Switch to oral ... Intervention: - Fevers
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary What is ... septic/cardiogenic shock ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Summary
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
• Symptoms: Fever ... • Labs: increased ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... Lactated Ringers > Normal ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... EMG testing Lab ... antibody that works ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal