Acid–base interpretation

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7.35, alkalemia refers to a pH 7.45. Acidosis refers to a process that increases hydrogen ion concentration, while alkalosis refers to a process that decreases hydrogen ion concentration. Patients are…

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Severe sepsis and septic shock

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SIRS Criteria (2 of the following are required) Fever or hypothermia <36°C (96.8°F) or >38°C (100.4°F) Tachycardia HR >90 bpm Tachypnea RR >20 or PaCO2 <32 mmHg Leukocytosis/leukopenia <4000/microliter, >12…

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Necrotizing soft tissue and skin infections

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Type Microbial etiology Type I Polymicrobial (most common) Type II Monomicrobial (streptococci, staphylococci, clostridia) Type III Vibrio vulnificus (associated with seawater exposure) Presentation Classic presentation NSTIs are notoriously difficult to…

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Thyroid storm

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Infection/sepsis Surgery Acute coronary syndrome/myocardial infarction Cerebral vascular accident Trauma (especially neck trauma) Medication noncompliance Thyroid hormone ingestion Iodine contrast Presentation The broad clinical picture is one suggestive of a…

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Pericarditis and myocarditis

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Viral Bacterial Fungal Parasitic Radiation induced Drug induced Neoplastic Systemic inflammatory disease Myocardial infarction/Dressler syndrome (pericarditis) Traumatic (pericarditis) Metabolic (pericarditis) Peripartum (myocarditis) Myocarditis Myocarditis is an inflammatory disorder of the…

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Ischemic strokes

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These statements must be true in order to consider tPA administration:1. Ischemic stroke onset within 3 hours, or in certain causes within 4.5 hours.2. Measurable deficit on NIH Stroke Scale…

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The boarding ICU patient in the emergency department

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Figure 5.1. Components of oxygen delivery. CaO2, arterial oxygen content; PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen; SaO2, oxygen saturation; Hgb, hemoglobin. Endpoints of resuscitation Endpoints of resuscitation (EOR) are vital to…

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Complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) Esophageal candidiasis Wasting syndrome Kaposi sarcoma Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection Tuberculosis Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease HIV-associated dementia Recurrent bacterial pneumonia Toxoplasmosis Immunoblastic lymphoma Chronic cryptosporidiosis Burkitt lymphoma…

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Severe traumatic brain injury

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8) following head trauma with either Significant mechanism of injury (fall from height, high speed MVC), or Significant physical examination findings (depressed skull fracture, facial trauma, scalp lacerations). Severe TBI…

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