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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... as for septic shock ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Insufficiency, Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
GAS in 30% of cases ... 50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... STSS #treatment #management ... #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... Transfer to a liver ... #AFLP #Fatty #Liver
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Tamponade in a Shock ... good enough at diagnosing ... why Echo saves lives ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Undifferentiated Shock ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... neuraxial anesthesia), Liver ... #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare