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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
arthritis Workup: arthrocentesis ... w/ fluid culture ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... patient admitted for treatment
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Pathophysiology Comparison ... internal or external fluid ... Pathophysiology #Comparison ... #criticalcare #
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Responsiveness ... and Fluid Tolerance ... OnePager Summary Fluid ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... loss - Cool fluids ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... diagnosis #management #treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... failure, positive fluid ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... needing a little fluid ... achieved negative fluid ... & Dry” is the treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
recognition and treatment ... antibiotics 2 Initial fluid ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
non-physiologic fluid ... Extracellular Fluid ... Intracellular Fluid ... #foamed #criticalcare ... management #diagnosis #treatment
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
fingers Synovial Fluid ... Uncertain diagnosis or arthrocentesis ... cortical bone Treatment ... • Acute gout treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
respiratory support - Fluid ... bolus 30 cc/kg fluid ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare