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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... and CXR ... #Admitting #Admissions
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Treat if other signs ... non-elective hospital admission ... HershShroff #Spontaneous ... SBP #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
left ventricular ejection ... amniotic embolism • Spontaneous ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology