As a senior resident, I thought I had a pretty strong understanding of sepsis and septic shock.
But after doing a deep dive, I realized there's so much nuance.
Here's my approach to workup and management, along with some key pearls and lessons.
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Here’s an impressive #ECG recorded in a 65-year-old man after crashing his truck into a tree. He has severe chest pain and no memory of the event.
What’s the diagnosis?
How would you proceed?
Recent guidelines published 🔓 by @yourICM
🫁 #ARDS: definition, phenotyping, support @ESICM
📖 https://t.co/AXUfCohCuN
🫁 Managing severe CAP @EuroRespSoc ESICM @ESCMID@ALATorax
📖https://t.co/a4H0CD7oEr
🫁 Managing severe bronchiolitis in #PedsICU
📖 https://t.co/ooThhlUqk0
Another reminder of why we need to change how we triage ACS patients!
48yo male presents with chest pain and a minimally elevated hs-cTnT of 24.9 ng/L. Is his #ECG diagnostic?
(Original Marquette 12SL interpretation— ECG quality enhanced by @PMcardioBot)
#FOAMed#MedTwitter
EMCrit 321 - CV-EMCrit - Acute Valve Disasters - Critical Aortic & Mitral Regurgitation and Bonus: VSDs. You'll also meet the newest member of the EMCrit Team: Katrina Augustin. [#Free4everEp#FOAMed] https://t.co/3J4mphcoWD
Just published online today. @PendellM
This is our best and most important work ever.
Another nail in the STEMI/NonSTEMI coffin.
Accuracy of OMI ECG findings versus STEMI criteria for diagnosis of acute OMI.
Full text: https://t.co/sw0StY6FWg
Here are 6 cases of young women with chest pain -- MI in 5, myocarditis in one.
https://t.co/jHebqIRvnb
https://t.co/5Ez22j3frR
https://t.co/rc5HzpTwdm
https://t.co/2Sobo0g0up
https://t.co/WwDXbzPFOY
https://t.co/rc5HzpTwdm
Patients w/ life-threatening asthma are challenging. Every second counts and many things must be done quickly & early. Remember:
Summary:
1. Don’t intubate
2. Epinephrine IM, then IV
3. BPAP
4. If you intubate, avoid too fast of a rate
Watch the video: https://t.co/sfozNkfg0z
#NewOnline: Tumor infiltration to the heart can lead to ST segment elevation on the ECG similar to myocardial infarction. There are some ECG characteristics that can be used to differentiate these two entities. Learn more from this new study in #JECG: https://t.co/3J0mwCPjr6
Free read on @yourICM
Effect of lung recruitment maneuver on oxygenation, physiological parameters and mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://t.co/ABA8Mz0Q6n
Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win. Secondary bacterial peritonitis. Diverticular abscess with necrotic segment. Note gas bubbles and pneumoperitoneum. #FOAMed#POCUS#IMPOCUS#FOAMus#FOAMcc#MedEd#Medtwitter