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Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Hemorrhagic • Trauma ... - Spinal cord trauma ... contractility) - Acute ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Airway Pressure ... application of airway ... ventilation in acute ... Intensive Care Med ... Pulmonary #EBM #CriticalCare
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
PIP and Plateau are ... indicates increased airway ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... exacerbation (often w/ acute ... COPD) • Other acute ... deformity (facial trauma ... #indications #criticalcare
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... - Mnemonic and Differential ... inferior vena cave ... viscus) T - Trauma ... #ABDOMEN #Differential
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... infection • acute ... porphyria (rare ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... causes #pulmonary #airway
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
to expiratory airway ... auto-PEEP Why do we care ... • Decrease airway ... ventilation • In acute ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... cause such as trauma ... pneumonia and are ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Anticoagulated - Trauma ... - Acute/severe ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare