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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Systemic Inflammatory
, Severe Sepsis ... and Septic Shock ... Acidosis or SBP ... adequate fluid resuscitation ... #Diagnosis
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... : Sepsis, Ischemic ... bowel (D-lactate), Renal ... #TypeA #TypeB #diagnosis
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED ... stroke risk and bleed ... (renal replacement ... history/anemia 1 L Labile ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis
Retroperitoneal bleed from an AAA rupture on POCUS

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/844277161234239488

#Retroperitoneal #bleed #FAST #exam #clinical #pocus #ultrasound
Retroperitoneal bleed ... AAA rupture on POCUS ... Labeled Schematic ... exam #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Management: 1) Resuscitation
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiogenic & Septic ... liver Failure, Renal ... Malaria, Late Sepsis ... Difficult to diagnosis
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Troponin Differential Diagnosis ... Injury: End Stage Renal ... Post-Coronarv): Stress (ie Sepsis-induced ... Metabolic (ie acidosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
depressed) • Renal ... : metabolic acidosis ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... Classification #diagnosis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
depressed) • Renal ... : metabolic acidosis ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... RP bleed) • Hypovolemic ... Classification #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... syndrome - Sepsis ... deficiency - Renal