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Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Achieving a Negative Fluid ... Of A Negative Fluid ... Balance: • Volume overload ... Achieving a negative fluid ... liter of positive fluid
Hyponatremia Treatment Algorithm

CHF, Cirrhosis - Fluid restriction
SIADH - Fluid restriction
 - Consider salt tablets if etiology
CHF, Cirrhosis - Fluid ... restriction SIADH - Fluid ... depletion - IV Fluids ... polydipsia - Normalize fluid
Indications for Emergent Hemodialysis

Indications: "AEIOU" 
 A - Acidosis ( pH < 7.1 ) 
 E
Intoxications O - Overload ... with fluid refractory
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
briskly to IV fluids ... - Responds to fluid ... Failure - Restrict fluid
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
requires dialysate fluid ... requires replacement fluid ... + replacement fluid ... glycol) O: overload ... (volume overload
Prescribing Maintenance IV Fluids
Assess
 • Can the patient meet their fluid needs orally or enterally? If
Maintenance IV Fluids ... patient meet their fluid ... If so no IV fluid ... • Consider fluid ... , Examination, Fluid
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
guidelines • O: Fluid ... Overload (pulmonary ... is an isotonic fluid ... Corrects volume overload ... Replacement fluid
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Cardiac: • CHF • Fluid ... overload Endocrinopathies
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Acute pressure overload ... - Acute volume overload
IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
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IV Fluids - Comparison ... Table Fluid - ... EmmGeezee #IV #Fluids