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Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare # ... Shock
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
venous return (as ... as distributive ... might be obvious (as ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Generally thought of as ... pressor added in shock ... MICU, often used as ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare #
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
dislocation • ED Management ... #Dissociation #TerryThomas ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Algorithm for bradycardic peri-arrest 
 - Bradycardiac peri-arrest may be loosely defined as severe bradycardia with
loosely defined as ... bradycardia with marked shock ... There are two “arms ... Periarrest #Algorithm #Management ... #CriticalCare
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Classification and Differential ... Algorithm - Amy ... Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Start dopamine as ... epinephrine 4) Page Cardiology ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Cardiogenic shock ... cardiac death Management ... failure therapy as ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Undifferentiated Shock ... OnePager Summary Shock ... HOCM, critical AS ... #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare