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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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SBP <90, drop in ... SBP > 40 - End-organ ... Distributive: Sepsis ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... algorithm #treatment #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... : SBP<90, SBP drop ... Mental Status (SBP ... - Septic ... #Summary #criticalcare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... SHOCK is a subset ... shock are identified ... SBP < 100 3. ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... : hypotension (SBP ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... : hypotension (SBP ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
compared to Levo. so ... Angiotensin - "Ang II" - Sepsis ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
- Pharmacology Summary ... first agent in shock ... anaphylaxis, 2nd line in septic ... shock Vasopressin ... #management #medications
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... history of trauma, sepsis ... dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... /Shock, Autoimmune ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... , Shock, Hypoxia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare