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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... patients who have acute ... , such as: - Acute ... chronic renal failure ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Algorithm Overfill ... • NSAlDs • AKI ... • Right heart failure ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... • Sepsis • Acute
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... abx, illicits, chemo ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hyperacute ... Vascular (IS, ICH ... - Systemic: Hypertensive ... conditions: Heart failure
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI ... pre-existing heart failure ... something has acutely ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Decompensated Heart Failure ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... liver failure ... Pathophysiology: • Portal hypertension ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Norepinephrine (ICU