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Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Breathing — is respiratory ... Circulation - treat shock ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Left heart failure ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... overload with heart failure ... there is no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
pre-existing heart failure ... esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... failure - Can ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... agents, Renal failure ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified ... #management #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #