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Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
and Management ... adequate volume resuscitation ... 3 Vasopressor ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... strategy as for septic ... amount fluid, vasopressors ... limit them as able ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... Angiotensin - "Ang II" - Sepsis ... #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison #table
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Management Summary ... Aggressive volume resuscitation ... Shock - Septic ... Neurogenic >> Vasopressors ... #Summary #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... as the initial resuscitation ... SEPTIC SHOCK • ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
give alternate vasopressor ... hydrocortisone as part of resuscitation ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
on the heart (Sepsis ... are typically able ... Consider Sepsis, ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
on the heart (Sepsis ... are typically able ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
Transfer on operating table ... • Take vasopressor ... (s) and/or resuscitation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Management