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Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Stand at foot of bed ... RRT leader • Ask ... Orders placed, treatments ... RRT #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
deoxy hemoglobin differentially ... absorb red and ... infra-red light. ... Shine Red and IR ... Oximetry #Summary #critcalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential ... Secondary Syphilis (Red ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential ... bite, Migratory red ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Secondary Headaches - Red ... Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Headaches #diagnosis #differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... • Artifact (redo ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM Res ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Inform surgeon (ask ... compression) Initial treatment ... Anesthesiology #Differential