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Treatment Checklist for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Abdominal #Compartment #Syndrome #Checklist #Treatment #Management #CriticalCare
Treatment Checklist ... for Abdominal Compartment ... @PulmCrit #Abdominal ... Syndrome #Checklist #Treatment ... #Management #CriticalCare
Portal Venous Gas on Ultrasound
The most dramatic example I have seen of preterminal systemic intravascular and
Portal Venous Gas ... on Ultrasound ... #VenousGas #Ultrasound ... #Liver #POCUS # ... Clinical #Abdominal
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... air on ultrasound ... , reverb in liver ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
(>10^6 IU/mL), normal ... (<2000 IU/mL), normal ... infection with severe liver ... mg/dL) or acute liver ... #Indications #management
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... increase the risk of abdominal ... #CriticalCare
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
- Abnormally normal ... of baseline Treatments ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... ventilation #mechanical #management ... #treatment
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... cornerstones of treatment ... abscess < 3-5 cm Oral