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Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Clinical construct ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... Angiotensin - "Ang II" - Sepsis ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... such as trauma or sepsis ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CriticalCare
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Bleeding - Scoping Summary ... 2-5 days) A - Antibiotics ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... Hgb>7gm/dL) I - ICU ... Varices #Bleeding #Summary
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
on the heart (Sepsis ... Consider Sepsis, ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #