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Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Hypotension - Rapid ... Examine for a cause ... NatalieRosen_MD #Hypotension ... #Management #criticalcare ... #Shock
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all cause ... , Transient Hypotension ... , Shock) Excerpted ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... (correction of hypokalemia ... free cortisol excretion ... #Secondary #Hypertension ... #Workup #table
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Hypercalcemia • Hypertension ... Metolazone) • Hypertension ... Kidney stones caused ... Triamterene • Hypertension ... Spironolactone) • Hypertension
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Summary • Hypotension ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... status • CV: hypotension ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... status • CV: hypotension ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... injured muscles -> HYPOTENSION ... per day until stable ... #causes #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
K+ Excretion: ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... #Management #Treatment
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Hypovolemia: Asthenia ... lipothymia, thirst, hypotension ... urine protein excretion ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #timeline