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Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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- Achieving a Negative ... Advantages Of A Negative ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... - Nick Mark ... #management #criticalcare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Normal or negative ... fluid balance ... • Flat neck veins ... #differential #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
elevated BNP, high CVP ... positive fluid balance ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... - Distended neck ... crackles, elevated JVP ... Jonesy_MA #Shock #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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aorta • Head and neck-limited ... Systemic (head and neck ... PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... • Some false negative ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... (maintains K+ balance ... Compared to LVP ... HershShroff #Ascites #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #Hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... auscultation, JVD ... have achieved negative ... fluid balance and ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
development Nick ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Hematology #Interpretation
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... acidosis with negative ... Difficult to diagnosis ... infographic by Nick ... #criticalcare #
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
positive charges are balanced ... making it more negative ... Balanced crystalloids ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis