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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... malperfusion - Lactate ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Arrest, Severe Hypoxemia ... Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... PRIS), Valproic Acid ... in Short Bowel Syndrome ... #criticalcare #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... for bacteria and Acid ... mycobacteria Treatment
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... - Differential Diagnosis ... anemia, folic acid ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... Can also be seen ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... (LR + 2.7) • Hypoxia ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #Pulmonary