Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
• Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible w/ early shock state)
• Tachycardia > 100 BPM
• Oliguria
• Altered Mental Status (SBP<60)
• Elevated lactate
• qSOFA/SOFA and SIRS
1) Prepare
• Full Set of Vital Signs
• Establish IV/IO Access - 2-large bore (18-gauge) peripheral IV's, Consider IL NS/LR infusion
• Room Setup
- Ultrasound, code cart in rom
- Patient on monitor, telemetry, 12-Lead EKG
• Ensure adequate support
- Call appropriate code
- Notify Seniors
2) Readily Reversibles
3) Stabilize and Survey
4) Workup
5) Analyze and Reverse
• Obstructive Shock
- Distended neck veins, dilated IVC
- Cardiac >> Constrictive pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade
- Pulmonary >> Acute PE, Tension Pneumothorax
• Hypovolemic Shock
- Dry, Flat, collapsible IVC
- Hemorrhagic >> Transfuse to Hgb>7
- Non-hemorrhagic >> Aggressive volume resuscitation
• Cardiogenic Shock
- MI, arrhythmia, valvulopathy
- Diffuse crackles, elevated JVP, echo abnormalities
- Cath lab? Terminate arrhythmia? Cardiac surgery?
• Distributive Shock
- Septic Aggressive IVF , ABX
- Anaphylactic >> IM Epinephrine
- Neurogenic >> Vasopressors, Inotropes
- Adrenal Insufficiency >> Corticosteroids
Dr. Michael Jones @Jonesy_MA
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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications:
• COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓ mortality), Other causes of respiratory failure, DNI status, Extubation to NIPPV
Contraindications:
• Unresponsiveness/coma, Inability to trigger breath, Inability to protect airway / remove mask, Risk of emesis / copious secretions, Recent head/neck surgery
Interfaces: Helmet, Full Face, Partial Face, Nasal
Modes:
• CPAP - Continuous positive airway pressure
• s/T - Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel, BiPAP)
• AVAPS - Adaptive volume assured pressure (a.k.a. NAPS)
by Nick Mark MD @nickmmark
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Coagulation Cascade - Anticoagulant Targets
Here's the brief overview of where the main anticoagulants work on the cascade:
- Warfarin - II, VII, IX, X (Protein C, Protein S)
- Heparins - lla & Xa
- Xa Inhibitors (-xaban's) - Xa
- Dabigatran - lla
Jarred Prudencio, PharmD - https://www.instagram.com/ambcarerx
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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
• Infectious: Hepatitis C, A, E, B, D, EBV, CMV, HSV
• Toxic: Alcohol, Medication, Recreational Drugs, Mushrooms
• Hereditary: Hemochromatosis, Wilson's Disease, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin
• Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis, Acute biliary obstruction, HELLP Syndrome, Celiac Disease
Hepatocellular - Vasculature
• Hepatic Vein: Budd-Chiari, Congestion/CHF
• Hepatic Artery: Shock Liver, Thrombus, Vasospasm
Cholestatic - Intrahepatic
• Obstructive: Malignancy, 1° PBC, 1° PSC, Cystic Fibrosis, Infiltrative Disease, Sickle Cell, VOD, GVHD
• Toxic: Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic Hepatitis, TPN
• Infectious: Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis, TB
Cholestatic - Extrahepatic
• Biliary: Choledocholithiasis, Stricture, Malignancy, Liver Fluke, Ascariasis, Choledochal Cyst
• Pancreatic: Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Cancer
- Sophia Hayes MD @Sophia_Hayes_MD
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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
• Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis, Cameron lesions, Erosive gastritis, Gastric ulcer, Duodenal ulcer, SB or colon ulcer, Celiac sprue, Whipple's disease, Meckel's diverticulum, Idiopathic ulcers, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis
• Vascular: Vascular ectasia(s), Portal hypertensive lesions, Watermelon stomach, Hemangiomas, Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
• Infectious and Miscellaneous: Hookworm, Hemoptysis, Epistaxis, Stronglyoidiasis , Amebiasis, Ascariasis, Tuberculous enterocolitis, Long-distance running, Factitious
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