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Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... WBC > 12 K or < ... recognition and treatment ... #SIRS #criticalcare
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... high BANDemia on admission ... hypotension or septic shock ... #Bandemia #differential ... #WBC #CBC #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... if high risk if WBC ... initiation • Differential ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... #management #hematology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... #Admitting #Admissions ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
#diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... #icu #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
including Ca/Mg/Phos), CBC ... with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... hydration • RBC ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Ice packing ... Box D). ⓭ Plan admission ... to critical care ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup