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Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Response Team (RRT ... Introduce yourself as RRT ... Orders placed, treatments ... Response #Team #RRT ... #Management #treatment
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Replacement Therapy (RRT ... Modalities of RRT ... HD machine • CRRT ... convective clearance by filtering ... Replacement #Therapy #RRT
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
Replacement Therapy (NRT ... contraceptives, due to ↑ CV events ... Replacement Therapy (NRT ... Replacement #Therapy #NRT ... #management #treatment
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
BP/HR) and the vent ... (RR/SpO2) • If ... if the drips or vent ... VENT: mode + settings ... • AC/VC (VTE/RR/
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite ... #management #treatment
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART ... of starting OI treatment ... TheIDtrivia #ART
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
Replacement Therapy (RRT ... Modalities RRT ... machine CRRT ... convective clearance by filtering ... Replacement #Therapy #RRT
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
• 1 clinical event ... of 1 clinical event ... to be present Treatment ... arterial/venous event
Recent studies have revealed many attractive therapeutic options, even if some of them remain to be
therapeutic options, even ... sarscov2 #management #treatment
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
further workup and treatment ... Adverse Cardiac Event ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events