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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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SBP > 40 - End-organ ... Treatment Goals ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis ... ulceration or treatment ... Presentation • Management ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #management
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Acute Respiratory Distress ... another process • Origin ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock ... characterized by shock ... hypotension • Multi-organ ... Treatment Strategy ... #treatment #management
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Transient Hypotension, Shock ... Excerpted from original ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Bacteriuria - IDSA ... Indications for Treatment ... Patients with a solid organ ... #Bacteriuria #IDSA ... #management #UTI
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... Irreversible end-organ ... damage, multisystem organ ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Septic Shock • ... >2 mmol/L Management ... recognition & treatment ... glycemic control, DVT/stress ... #sepsis #sirs #shock