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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Presyncope PVC ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... than a PVC ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... #Elevation #Differential
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... hyper/hypoactive, POC ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
In WW2, when forced ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... pathophysiology #differential
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... Metabolic Acidosis ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
measurement of CO via a PAC ... cardiac output causes ... lung US pattern ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
can cause an air ... • HYPERCAPNIA/ACIDOSIS ... or membrane lung ... problems #diagnosis #differential ... #management #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare