The document discusses sedation, analgesia, and paralysis in the ICU. It describes the goals of sedation as patient comfort while allowing interaction. The challenges include assessing sedation and altered drug pharmacology. An ideal sedation agent would have rapid onset and offset and lack respiratory depression. Monitoring scales like the Richmond Agitation Scale are used to standardize treatment. Dexmedetomidine, propofol, opioids and paralytics may be used. The optimal sedation approach balances adequate treatment while avoiding oversedation risks.
The presentation covers definitions, identification, Treatment goals, Special situations, Practice points, and cardinal pharmacotherapy. Session presented in NBE learning session
This document discusses perioperative fluid therapy. It covers topics such as total body water, fluid compartments, preoperative fluid status evaluation, intravenous fluids including crystalloids like normal saline and lactated ringer's solution and colloids like albumin, gelatin and hydroxyethyl starches. It provides guidelines on calculating fluid requirements including maintenance fluids, deficits, third spacing losses and blood loss replacement. The document emphasizes using crystalloids over colloids for resuscitation and limiting colloid volumes due to lack of evidence for their continued use in acute illness.
Super-vasmol hair dye poisoning is a major cause of suicidal poisoning in India, as its main toxic ingredient, paraphenylene diamine (PPD), is cheap and readily available. PPD poisoning can cause multi-organ dysfunction and failure through two phases - an initial acute presentation with angioedema and airway obstruction within 4-6 hours, followed by a subacute phase involving rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, hepatitis, and metabolic acidosis. Aggressive management is focused on airway protection, steroids to reduce angioedema, fluid resuscitation to prevent renal failure, and dialysis as needed.
This document provides information on hypertensive emergencies and urgencies, including their classification, evaluation, and management. It defines hypertensive emergencies as severe hypertension with evidence of acute target organ damage, while urgencies involve severe hypertension without organ damage. For emergencies, rapid parenteral treatment is needed to stop organ damage progression while avoiding hypoperfusion. Several parenteral agents are discussed for specific conditions along with their dosing and side effects. The goal is to lower blood pressure gradually to avoid complications. Hypertensive urgencies can often be treated orally as outpatients after initial control.
Bicarbonate use in cardiac arrest and shockSCGH ED CME
This document discusses the use of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) in cardiac arrest and shock. It reviews guidelines from resuscitation councils which recommend against routine use of NaHCO3 in cardiac arrest, except for cases of hyperkalemia or tricyclic overdose. Studies have not found benefits to outcomes from NaHCO3 in cardiac arrest. NaHCO3 is also not recommended for high anion gap acidosis in shock, as it can worsen lactic acidosis. NaHCO3 may be useful for normal anion gap acidosis once the primary cause is corrected. The document concludes there is still a lack of strong evidence supporting NaHCO3 use in many emergency situations due
This document discusses the classification, evaluation, and management of hypertensive crises. It defines hypertensive emergency as severe hypertension with acute end-organ damage requiring immediate treatment to lower blood pressure, while hypertensive urgency involves severe hypertension without end-organ damage that usually allows for gradual blood pressure reduction over 24-48 hours. It provides guidelines for initial evaluation, laboratory testing, goals of therapy, recommended antihypertensive agents, and dosing for treating different types of hypertensive crises.
This document discusses various inotropic drugs used to increase the contractility of the heart. It describes the mechanisms and indications for commonly used inotropes like dobutamine, dopamine, epinephrine, milrinone and digoxin. Precise dosing guidelines and dilution methods are provided for each drug. Potential side effects and nursing considerations are also summarized for safe administration of inotropic therapy.
The document discusses sedation, analgesia, and paralysis in the ICU. It describes the goals of sedation as patient comfort while allowing interaction. The challenges include assessing sedation and altered drug pharmacology. An ideal sedation agent would have rapid onset and offset and lack respiratory depression. Monitoring scales like the Richmond Agitation Scale are used to standardize treatment. Dexmedetomidine, propofol, opioids and paralytics may be used. The optimal sedation approach balances adequate treatment while avoiding oversedation risks.
The presentation covers definitions, identification, Treatment goals, Special situations, Practice points, and cardinal pharmacotherapy. Session presented in NBE learning session
This document discusses perioperative fluid therapy. It covers topics such as total body water, fluid compartments, preoperative fluid status evaluation, intravenous fluids including crystalloids like normal saline and lactated ringer's solution and colloids like albumin, gelatin and hydroxyethyl starches. It provides guidelines on calculating fluid requirements including maintenance fluids, deficits, third spacing losses and blood loss replacement. The document emphasizes using crystalloids over colloids for resuscitation and limiting colloid volumes due to lack of evidence for their continued use in acute illness.
Super-vasmol hair dye poisoning is a major cause of suicidal poisoning in India, as its main toxic ingredient, paraphenylene diamine (PPD), is cheap and readily available. PPD poisoning can cause multi-organ dysfunction and failure through two phases - an initial acute presentation with angioedema and airway obstruction within 4-6 hours, followed by a subacute phase involving rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, hepatitis, and metabolic acidosis. Aggressive management is focused on airway protection, steroids to reduce angioedema, fluid resuscitation to prevent renal failure, and dialysis as needed.
This document provides information on hypertensive emergencies and urgencies, including their classification, evaluation, and management. It defines hypertensive emergencies as severe hypertension with evidence of acute target organ damage, while urgencies involve severe hypertension without organ damage. For emergencies, rapid parenteral treatment is needed to stop organ damage progression while avoiding hypoperfusion. Several parenteral agents are discussed for specific conditions along with their dosing and side effects. The goal is to lower blood pressure gradually to avoid complications. Hypertensive urgencies can often be treated orally as outpatients after initial control.
Bicarbonate use in cardiac arrest and shockSCGH ED CME
This document discusses the use of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) in cardiac arrest and shock. It reviews guidelines from resuscitation councils which recommend against routine use of NaHCO3 in cardiac arrest, except for cases of hyperkalemia or tricyclic overdose. Studies have not found benefits to outcomes from NaHCO3 in cardiac arrest. NaHCO3 is also not recommended for high anion gap acidosis in shock, as it can worsen lactic acidosis. NaHCO3 may be useful for normal anion gap acidosis once the primary cause is corrected. The document concludes there is still a lack of strong evidence supporting NaHCO3 use in many emergency situations due
This document discusses the classification, evaluation, and management of hypertensive crises. It defines hypertensive emergency as severe hypertension with acute end-organ damage requiring immediate treatment to lower blood pressure, while hypertensive urgency involves severe hypertension without end-organ damage that usually allows for gradual blood pressure reduction over 24-48 hours. It provides guidelines for initial evaluation, laboratory testing, goals of therapy, recommended antihypertensive agents, and dosing for treating different types of hypertensive crises.
This document discusses various inotropic drugs used to increase the contractility of the heart. It describes the mechanisms and indications for commonly used inotropes like dobutamine, dopamine, epinephrine, milrinone and digoxin. Precise dosing guidelines and dilution methods are provided for each drug. Potential side effects and nursing considerations are also summarized for safe administration of inotropic therapy.
Ionotropes and vasopressor use in the EDSCGH ED CME
This document discusses the use of inotropes and vasopressors in the emergency department for management of shock. It provides an overview of different drug classes including their mechanisms of action, dosages, and side effects. Case studies are presented to demonstrate how these drugs may be used in scenarios involving hypotension, shock, and heart block. Key drugs discussed include norepinephrine, dopamine, adrenaline, metaraminol, and isoprenaline. The document emphasizes the importance of determining the type of shock and selecting an appropriate drug to increase cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, or both depending on the clinical situation.
This document discusses hypertensive emergencies. It defines hypertensive emergency as acute end-organ damage from severely high blood pressure that requires rapid control. Over 500,000 Americans experience this each year. Treatment involves quickly starting intravenous drugs to lower blood pressure 20% within 60 minutes to prevent further damage, while oral medications are initiated. Conditions like stroke, aortic dissection and eclampsia may require specific approaches. Rapid diagnosis and management of hypertensive emergencies is critical to reducing mortality rates that can be as high as 90%.
This document discusses hypertensive emergencies, which are severe cases of high blood pressure that result in acute organ damage. It defines categories of hypertensive states and provides details on etiology, pathophysiology, presentation, workup, and treatment of hypertensive emergencies. Treatment involves identifying the affected organ system and gradually lowering blood pressure over hours to days to prevent further organ injury, using intravenous medications like nitroprusside, labetalol, or nicardipine depending on the situation. Specific guidance is provided for rapidly lowering blood pressure in conditions like hypertensive encephalopathy, intracerebral hemorrhage, and ischemic stroke.
This document discusses potassium homeostasis and hyperkalemia. It notes that potassium is mainly intracellular and its serum level is tightly regulated between 3.5-5 mEq/L. Mechanisms involve sodium-potassium pumps and renal excretion. Causes of hyperkalemia include reduced renal excretion, intracellular shifts, and inadequate aldosterone levels. Symptoms range from none to muscle weakness to arrhythmias. Treatment focuses on antagonizing cardiac effects, driving potassium intracellularly, and removing excess potassium.
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a disease that causes a fast rise in body temperature and severe muscle contractions when someone with the MH gets general anesthesia. MH is passed down through families. Hyperthermia means high body temperature.
This document discusses venous thromboembolism (VTE) in intensive care medicine. It covers the pathophysiology of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, diagnostics for pulmonary embolism, and therapeutic approaches to VTE including prophylaxis, anticoagulation therapies, and thrombolytics. It highlights several key risk factors for VTE in critically ill and trauma patients.
This document discusses the management of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. It defines hypertensive emergencies as marked blood pressure elevation with acute life-threatening organ damage, requiring rapid BP reduction in an ICU. Hypertensive urgencies involve significant but not life-threatening BP elevation without acute organ dysfunction, allowing gradual oral medication-based BP reduction over hours. The document reviews ideal intravenous antihypertensive agents, special considerations for neurological, cardiovascular and other emergencies, and the treatment of hypertensive urgencies.
Rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) is a technique used to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration by rapidly inducing unconsciousness and paralysis before intubating the trachea. Key elements of RSII include pre-oxygenating the patient, administering sedative and neuromuscular blocking agents to quickly induce unconsciousness and paralysis, applying cricoid pressure, and promptly intubating the trachea with minimal ventilation. Indications for RSII include patients with full stomachs or gastrointestinal pathology who are at higher risk of aspiration. Contraindications include total airway obstruction or loss of airway landmarks. Potential complications include difficult or failed airway, hypoxia, hypotension,
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins, usually in the legs. Virchow's triad of venous stasis, hypercoagulability, and endothelial injury can lead to thrombus formation. Risk factors include age, immobilization, surgery, cancer, and genetic factors. Patients may experience pain, swelling, warmth, and tenderness. Diagnosis involves a Wells score, D-dimer test, ultrasound or venography. Treatment is anticoagulation with heparin, low molecular weight heparin, fondaparinux, or warfarin to prevent pulmonary embolism. Long-term anticoagulation and compression stockings can help prevent
Iv fluid therapy (types, indications, doses calculation)kholeif
Intravenous fluid therapy is essential for maintaining normal body functioning and hydration. There are three main types of intravenous fluids - colloids, crystalloids, and blood products. Crystalloids include isotonic fluids like 0.9% sodium chloride and lactated Ringer's solution, hypotonic fluids, and hypertonic fluids. Isotonic fluids maintain intravascular volume while hypotonic and hypertonic fluids shift fluid between intravascular and intracellular spaces. Close monitoring is needed with intravenous fluid therapy to avoid complications of overhydration or dehydration.
Sepsis and septic shock guidelines 2021. part 1MEEQAT HOSPITAL
1. Sepsis is a critical imbalance between oxygen supply and demand that can affect any system. Serum lactate levels rise in response to tissue hypoxia and higher levels correlate with poorer outcomes.
2. Guidelines recommend screening high-risk patients for sepsis and using standard treatment protocols. Blood lactate should be measured in suspected cases and treatment begun immediately.
3. Fluid resuscitation of at least 30mL/kg should begin within 3 hours, guided by dynamic measures over static parameters alone. Antimicrobial therapy should also begin immediately or within 1-3 hours depending on risk level and presence of shock.
This document provides guidelines for the management of acute asthma in adults. It defines acute asthma exacerbations and outlines triggers. It describes mechanisms of status asthmaticus and risk factors for death. It provides details on patient assessment and levels of severity. Initial management is discussed for moderate, severe and life-threatening asthma. Criteria for evaluation of treatment response and admission to the hospital or ICU are also outlined. The guidelines emphasize rapid reversal of airflow obstruction and reduction in recurrence through repetitive bronchodilator use and early systemic corticosteroids.
This document discusses hypertensive urgency and emergency. Hypertensive urgency is severely elevated blood pressure without target organ damage, with symptoms like headache and dizziness. Treatment involves slowly lowering blood pressure over hours to days. Hypertensive emergency is elevated blood pressure that results in organ damage to the brain, heart, or kidneys, requiring immediate treatment to lower blood pressure within minutes to hours to prevent further damage. Specific treatments depend on the affected organ and may include drugs like labetalol, nicardipine, and sodium nitroprusside. The main difference between urgency and emergency is that emergency involves organ damage while urgency does not.
Pulmonary edema is often caused by congestive heart failure. When the heart is not able to pump efficiently, blood can back up into the veins that take blood through the lungs. As the pressure in these blood vessels increases, fluid is pushed into the air spaces (alveoli) in the lungs.
Superior vena cava syndrome is caused by obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava, which drains blood from the upper half of the body. The most common causes are lung cancer and lymphoma. Symptoms include swelling of the face, neck and arms, cough, difficulty breathing. Diagnosis involves imaging tests and biopsy. Treatment depends on severity and cause, and may include supportive care, stents, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Endovascular stents provide rapid symptom relief in many cases.
This document discusses fluid resuscitation for burn injuries. It notes that before 1940s, hypovolemic shock was a leading cause of death from burns but mortality has decreased with fluid resuscitation formulas. However, 50% of burn deaths in the first 10 days are still due to inadequate or inappropriate fluid management. The document then describes the pathophysiology of burn shock, standard resuscitation methods using formulas like Parkland formula, and complications that can arise like over-resuscitation. It emphasizes the importance of monitoring patients closely during resuscitation.
Renal replacement therapy replaces the normal filtering function of the kidneys using modalities like hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or renal transplantation. Peritoneal dialysis uses the peritoneal membrane for diffusion and ultrafiltration of solutes and fluid, while hemodialysis uses an external dialyzer to filter the blood via diffusion and convection. Both therapies aim to control uremia, electrolyte abnormalities, and fluid balance. Choice of modality depends on factors like age, cardiovascular status, and expertise available. Continuous renal replacement therapy is preferred for critically ill patients who are hemodynamically unstable.
This document discusses tumor lysis syndrome (TLS), which can occur when tumors undergo rapid cell lysis and release intracellular contents into the bloodstream. TLS can cause electrolyte abnormalities and renal failure. It affects patients with highly proliferative tumors undergoing chemotherapy, radiation or other treatments. The document outlines risk factors, grading criteria, clinical manifestations, prevention strategies including hydration, uric acid reduction and dialysis, as well as treatment of established TLS complications. It also covers hyperleukocytosis, a related condition seen in some leukemia patients.
This document discusses thromboprophylaxis in ICU patients. It provides information on:
- The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients and the potential for prophylaxis to reduce this risk
- Common prophylactic options like enoxaparin, fondaparinux, and unfractionated heparin
- Tools to assess patient risk like the PADUA and IMPROVE scores
- Factors to consider when selecting a prophylactic method, including duration of prophylaxis
The document aims to review best practices for preventing VTE in high-risk hospitalized populations through appropriate thromboprophylaxis.
This document provides a clinical review of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in adults. It begins with an introduction to DKA, defining it as a state of insulin deficiency causing extreme metabolic changes. It then covers diagnosis, epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentation, laboratory evaluation, management, complications, topics for discussion, and references. The management section outlines the key treatment approach of correcting fluid loss, hyperglycemia, electrolyte disturbances, and acid-base balance primarily through intravenous fluids and insulin therapy. Controversies discussed include whether to use arterial or venous blood gases, the use of bicarbonate therapy, and choice of intravenous fluids.
Labetalol and hydralazine are commonly used to treat hypertensive emergencies. A document compares the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and evidence from studies of these drugs. It summarizes that labetalol lowers blood pressure more quickly with fewer doses than hydralazine. Studies show labetalol causes less maternal side effects like headaches, but more neonatal bradycardia. The document concludes that labetalol may be preferable to hydralazine for hypertensive emergencies in pregnancy due to its superior safety profile.
This document discusses the management of hypertensive emergencies. It begins by defining hypertensive emergencies as sudden increases in blood pressure associated with end organ damage, versus urgencies which are severe elevations without damage. It then discusses the pathophysiology, symptoms, examination findings, and management of various hypertensive crises including those involving the brain, heart, vasculature, kidneys, and pregnancy. It provides guidelines on drug therapy and goals for lowering blood pressure in different situations, as well as considerations for perioperative and intraoperative hypertension.
Ionotropes and vasopressor use in the EDSCGH ED CME
This document discusses the use of inotropes and vasopressors in the emergency department for management of shock. It provides an overview of different drug classes including their mechanisms of action, dosages, and side effects. Case studies are presented to demonstrate how these drugs may be used in scenarios involving hypotension, shock, and heart block. Key drugs discussed include norepinephrine, dopamine, adrenaline, metaraminol, and isoprenaline. The document emphasizes the importance of determining the type of shock and selecting an appropriate drug to increase cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, or both depending on the clinical situation.
This document discusses hypertensive emergencies. It defines hypertensive emergency as acute end-organ damage from severely high blood pressure that requires rapid control. Over 500,000 Americans experience this each year. Treatment involves quickly starting intravenous drugs to lower blood pressure 20% within 60 minutes to prevent further damage, while oral medications are initiated. Conditions like stroke, aortic dissection and eclampsia may require specific approaches. Rapid diagnosis and management of hypertensive emergencies is critical to reducing mortality rates that can be as high as 90%.
This document discusses hypertensive emergencies, which are severe cases of high blood pressure that result in acute organ damage. It defines categories of hypertensive states and provides details on etiology, pathophysiology, presentation, workup, and treatment of hypertensive emergencies. Treatment involves identifying the affected organ system and gradually lowering blood pressure over hours to days to prevent further organ injury, using intravenous medications like nitroprusside, labetalol, or nicardipine depending on the situation. Specific guidance is provided for rapidly lowering blood pressure in conditions like hypertensive encephalopathy, intracerebral hemorrhage, and ischemic stroke.
This document discusses potassium homeostasis and hyperkalemia. It notes that potassium is mainly intracellular and its serum level is tightly regulated between 3.5-5 mEq/L. Mechanisms involve sodium-potassium pumps and renal excretion. Causes of hyperkalemia include reduced renal excretion, intracellular shifts, and inadequate aldosterone levels. Symptoms range from none to muscle weakness to arrhythmias. Treatment focuses on antagonizing cardiac effects, driving potassium intracellularly, and removing excess potassium.
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a disease that causes a fast rise in body temperature and severe muscle contractions when someone with the MH gets general anesthesia. MH is passed down through families. Hyperthermia means high body temperature.
This document discusses venous thromboembolism (VTE) in intensive care medicine. It covers the pathophysiology of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, diagnostics for pulmonary embolism, and therapeutic approaches to VTE including prophylaxis, anticoagulation therapies, and thrombolytics. It highlights several key risk factors for VTE in critically ill and trauma patients.
This document discusses the management of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. It defines hypertensive emergencies as marked blood pressure elevation with acute life-threatening organ damage, requiring rapid BP reduction in an ICU. Hypertensive urgencies involve significant but not life-threatening BP elevation without acute organ dysfunction, allowing gradual oral medication-based BP reduction over hours. The document reviews ideal intravenous antihypertensive agents, special considerations for neurological, cardiovascular and other emergencies, and the treatment of hypertensive urgencies.
Rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) is a technique used to minimize the risk of pulmonary aspiration by rapidly inducing unconsciousness and paralysis before intubating the trachea. Key elements of RSII include pre-oxygenating the patient, administering sedative and neuromuscular blocking agents to quickly induce unconsciousness and paralysis, applying cricoid pressure, and promptly intubating the trachea with minimal ventilation. Indications for RSII include patients with full stomachs or gastrointestinal pathology who are at higher risk of aspiration. Contraindications include total airway obstruction or loss of airway landmarks. Potential complications include difficult or failed airway, hypoxia, hypotension,
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins, usually in the legs. Virchow's triad of venous stasis, hypercoagulability, and endothelial injury can lead to thrombus formation. Risk factors include age, immobilization, surgery, cancer, and genetic factors. Patients may experience pain, swelling, warmth, and tenderness. Diagnosis involves a Wells score, D-dimer test, ultrasound or venography. Treatment is anticoagulation with heparin, low molecular weight heparin, fondaparinux, or warfarin to prevent pulmonary embolism. Long-term anticoagulation and compression stockings can help prevent
Iv fluid therapy (types, indications, doses calculation)kholeif
Intravenous fluid therapy is essential for maintaining normal body functioning and hydration. There are three main types of intravenous fluids - colloids, crystalloids, and blood products. Crystalloids include isotonic fluids like 0.9% sodium chloride and lactated Ringer's solution, hypotonic fluids, and hypertonic fluids. Isotonic fluids maintain intravascular volume while hypotonic and hypertonic fluids shift fluid between intravascular and intracellular spaces. Close monitoring is needed with intravenous fluid therapy to avoid complications of overhydration or dehydration.
Sepsis and septic shock guidelines 2021. part 1MEEQAT HOSPITAL
1. Sepsis is a critical imbalance between oxygen supply and demand that can affect any system. Serum lactate levels rise in response to tissue hypoxia and higher levels correlate with poorer outcomes.
2. Guidelines recommend screening high-risk patients for sepsis and using standard treatment protocols. Blood lactate should be measured in suspected cases and treatment begun immediately.
3. Fluid resuscitation of at least 30mL/kg should begin within 3 hours, guided by dynamic measures over static parameters alone. Antimicrobial therapy should also begin immediately or within 1-3 hours depending on risk level and presence of shock.
This document provides guidelines for the management of acute asthma in adults. It defines acute asthma exacerbations and outlines triggers. It describes mechanisms of status asthmaticus and risk factors for death. It provides details on patient assessment and levels of severity. Initial management is discussed for moderate, severe and life-threatening asthma. Criteria for evaluation of treatment response and admission to the hospital or ICU are also outlined. The guidelines emphasize rapid reversal of airflow obstruction and reduction in recurrence through repetitive bronchodilator use and early systemic corticosteroids.
This document discusses hypertensive urgency and emergency. Hypertensive urgency is severely elevated blood pressure without target organ damage, with symptoms like headache and dizziness. Treatment involves slowly lowering blood pressure over hours to days. Hypertensive emergency is elevated blood pressure that results in organ damage to the brain, heart, or kidneys, requiring immediate treatment to lower blood pressure within minutes to hours to prevent further damage. Specific treatments depend on the affected organ and may include drugs like labetalol, nicardipine, and sodium nitroprusside. The main difference between urgency and emergency is that emergency involves organ damage while urgency does not.
Pulmonary edema is often caused by congestive heart failure. When the heart is not able to pump efficiently, blood can back up into the veins that take blood through the lungs. As the pressure in these blood vessels increases, fluid is pushed into the air spaces (alveoli) in the lungs.
Superior vena cava syndrome is caused by obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava, which drains blood from the upper half of the body. The most common causes are lung cancer and lymphoma. Symptoms include swelling of the face, neck and arms, cough, difficulty breathing. Diagnosis involves imaging tests and biopsy. Treatment depends on severity and cause, and may include supportive care, stents, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Endovascular stents provide rapid symptom relief in many cases.
This document discusses fluid resuscitation for burn injuries. It notes that before 1940s, hypovolemic shock was a leading cause of death from burns but mortality has decreased with fluid resuscitation formulas. However, 50% of burn deaths in the first 10 days are still due to inadequate or inappropriate fluid management. The document then describes the pathophysiology of burn shock, standard resuscitation methods using formulas like Parkland formula, and complications that can arise like over-resuscitation. It emphasizes the importance of monitoring patients closely during resuscitation.
Renal replacement therapy replaces the normal filtering function of the kidneys using modalities like hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or renal transplantation. Peritoneal dialysis uses the peritoneal membrane for diffusion and ultrafiltration of solutes and fluid, while hemodialysis uses an external dialyzer to filter the blood via diffusion and convection. Both therapies aim to control uremia, electrolyte abnormalities, and fluid balance. Choice of modality depends on factors like age, cardiovascular status, and expertise available. Continuous renal replacement therapy is preferred for critically ill patients who are hemodynamically unstable.
This document discusses tumor lysis syndrome (TLS), which can occur when tumors undergo rapid cell lysis and release intracellular contents into the bloodstream. TLS can cause electrolyte abnormalities and renal failure. It affects patients with highly proliferative tumors undergoing chemotherapy, radiation or other treatments. The document outlines risk factors, grading criteria, clinical manifestations, prevention strategies including hydration, uric acid reduction and dialysis, as well as treatment of established TLS complications. It also covers hyperleukocytosis, a related condition seen in some leukemia patients.
This document discusses thromboprophylaxis in ICU patients. It provides information on:
- The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients and the potential for prophylaxis to reduce this risk
- Common prophylactic options like enoxaparin, fondaparinux, and unfractionated heparin
- Tools to assess patient risk like the PADUA and IMPROVE scores
- Factors to consider when selecting a prophylactic method, including duration of prophylaxis
The document aims to review best practices for preventing VTE in high-risk hospitalized populations through appropriate thromboprophylaxis.
This document provides a clinical review of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in adults. It begins with an introduction to DKA, defining it as a state of insulin deficiency causing extreme metabolic changes. It then covers diagnosis, epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentation, laboratory evaluation, management, complications, topics for discussion, and references. The management section outlines the key treatment approach of correcting fluid loss, hyperglycemia, electrolyte disturbances, and acid-base balance primarily through intravenous fluids and insulin therapy. Controversies discussed include whether to use arterial or venous blood gases, the use of bicarbonate therapy, and choice of intravenous fluids.
Labetalol and hydralazine are commonly used to treat hypertensive emergencies. A document compares the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and evidence from studies of these drugs. It summarizes that labetalol lowers blood pressure more quickly with fewer doses than hydralazine. Studies show labetalol causes less maternal side effects like headaches, but more neonatal bradycardia. The document concludes that labetalol may be preferable to hydralazine for hypertensive emergencies in pregnancy due to its superior safety profile.
This document discusses the management of hypertensive emergencies. It begins by defining hypertensive emergencies as sudden increases in blood pressure associated with end organ damage, versus urgencies which are severe elevations without damage. It then discusses the pathophysiology, symptoms, examination findings, and management of various hypertensive crises including those involving the brain, heart, vasculature, kidneys, and pregnancy. It provides guidelines on drug therapy and goals for lowering blood pressure in different situations, as well as considerations for perioperative and intraoperative hypertension.
This document defines hypertensive emergencies and discusses their management. It begins by classifying hypertension and defining hypertensive crises. Hypertensive emergencies are acute severe hypertension with signs of target organ damage, while hypertensive urgencies have severe hypertension without organ damage. The document then covers the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, presentation, investigations, and management of hypertensive emergencies. It discusses treating different organ-specific emergencies like stroke, heart failure, and kidney injury. The management involves rapid blood pressure reduction while monitoring for complications. Various intravenous medications are outlined for treating hypertensive emergencies based on the target organ involved.
This document defines hypertensive emergencies and discusses their management. It begins by classifying hypertension and defining hypertensive crises. Hypertensive emergencies are acute severe hypertension with signs of target organ damage, while hypertensive urgencies have severe hypertension without organ damage. The document then covers the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, presentation, investigations, and management of hypertensive emergencies. It discusses treating different organ-specific emergencies like stroke, heart failure, and kidney injury. The management involves rapid blood pressure reduction while monitoring for complications. Various intravenous medications are outlined to treat specific emergencies. Careful titration is needed due to the risk of overtreatment.
The document discusses hypertensive emergencies, which are acute, severe elevations in blood pressure that can cause target organ damage. It notes key risk factors and various potential causes. It outlines goals for lowering blood pressure during hypertensive emergencies, which depend on the specific target organ(s) affected and time since presentation. Common medications used for treatment are discussed along with their indications and special considerations. Treatment goals differ for conditions like pregnancy, stroke, and aortic dissection. The importance of determining whether target organ damage is present and tailoring treatment accordingly is emphasized.
Hypertensive crisis refers to severely elevated blood pressure that can lead to organ damage and is categorized as hypertensive urgency or emergency depending on the presence of end-organ damage; treatment of urgency involves gradual oral medication while emergency requires immediate intravenous drugs to reduce blood pressure to prevent further damage; careful diagnosis and monitoring of blood pressure and organs is needed along with selecting appropriate drugs based on the situation.
This document discusses hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. It defines hypertensive emergency as severe hypertension with acute end-organ damage, requiring rapid BP reduction over hours. Hypertensive urgency is severe hypertension without acute end-organ damage, allowing BP control over days to weeks. The main organs affected are the brain, heart, and kidneys. Initial treatment involves evaluating for end-organ damage and relaxing the patient before considering IV antihypertensives. Goals are to lower BP by 25% over the first hour while maintaining organ perfusion. Specific treatments depend on the damaged organ system. Follow-up after discharge assesses for ongoing hypertension management.
Hypertension , crf post renal transplant patient for surgeryDr Kumar
1. Chronic renal failure occurs when glomerular filtration rate is reduced to less than 10% of normal function for over 3 months. It is caused by conditions like diabetes, hypertension, glomerulonephritis.
2. It leads to fluid, electrolyte and acid-base imbalances, anemia, bone disease, neuropathy, impaired drug handling and increased risk of infections.
3. Anesthesia management includes preoperative correction of abnormalities, modified drug dosing and strict asepsis to prevent infections in the immunocompromised patient.
This document summarizes a clinical meeting on hypertensive emergencies. It defines hypertensive emergencies as severe hypertension associated with acute organ damage that requires immediate but careful intervention. It outlines objectives to distinguish presentations requiring therapy, describe appropriate therapies and risks, and discuss antihypertensive drugs. It then provides cases and defines malignant hypertension and other presentations. It discusses evaluating organ damage, recommended drug treatments like nitroprusside, labetalol, and nicardipine, and emphasizes lowering blood pressure no more than 25% within 2 hours. The document concludes that patients have improved survival but remain at high risk, requiring frequent follow-up after discharge.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is defined as a systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg. It can be classified based on severity from stage 1 to stage 2. Primary causes include sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity, renin-angiotensin system activity, and defects in natriuresis. Target organ damage may occur in the eyes, heart, brain, kidneys, and vasculature. Hypertensive emergencies require rapid blood pressure reduction to prevent end organ damage and include hypertensive encephalopathy and eclampsia. Intravenous drugs like sodium nitroprusside, labetalol, and hydralazine are used to slowly
This document provides an outline about hypertension in children. It defines hypertension and classifies it into different stages. It discusses hypertensive crisis, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, diagnostic approach, and treatment. It notes that approximately 30% of children with a BMI over the 95th percentile have hypertension. It also outlines diagnostic testing, treatment considerations including medication options and goals, and provides algorithms for treating hypertensive urgency and emergencies. The treatment involves gradually lowering blood pressure over 24-48 hours while monitoring for side effects and end organ damage.
- Hypertensive emergencies in children are defined as acute, severe elevations in blood pressure with evidence of potentially life-threatening symptoms or target organ damage. Intravenous antihypertensive agents are needed to lower blood pressure immediately. In contrast, hypertensive urgencies involve acute severe elevations in blood pressure without symptoms or organ damage.
- Common causes of hypertensive emergency in children include hypertensive encephalopathy and effects on the heart, kidneys, or eyes. The goal in emergencies is to lower systolic blood pressure in a controlled manner by no more than 25% over the first 8 hours using intravenous agents like nicardipine or labetalol. Hypertensive urgencies
Approach to the severe hypertension (3)AnjaniJha10
This document discusses the management of severe hypertension. It defines severe hypertension as blood pressure above 180/110 mmHg that can cause acute organ damage, termed a hypertensive emergency. The main points are:
1. Severe hypertension requires immediate treatment to prevent progressive organ injury, while less severe high blood pressure without organ damage can be managed in an outpatient setting.
2. Intravenous drugs like nicardipine and labetalol are used to lower blood pressure by no more than 25% in the first hour and to 160/100 mmHg in the next 2-6 hours to avoid hypotension.
3. Oral antihypertensives should be started 6-12 hours after intravenous
(1) The document discusses the evaluation, classification, and treatment of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies. It defines the differences between the two conditions and outlines the goals and approaches for treating each.
(2) For hypertensive urgencies, the goal is to lower blood pressure within several hours to prevent further increases without causing too rapid of a drop. For emergencies, the goal is to reduce blood pressure more quickly to prevent end-organ damage, while maintaining adequate perfusion.
(3) Several intravenous antihypertensive drugs are discussed as options for treatment in hypertensive emergencies, including nitroprusside, nicardipine, labetalol, and
The document discusses hypertensive emergencies, which are severe hypertension with acute impairment of an organ system. It defines different categories of hypertension and provides case examples. It covers the etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, workup, and treatment of hypertensive emergencies. Treatment involves rapidly lowering blood pressure over minutes to hours for patients with end-organ damage, while those without can have blood pressure controlled over days to weeks. Intravenous medications like nitroprusside, labetalol, and nicardipine are used for rapid blood pressure reduction in emergencies.
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1. HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES
DR BODHISATWA CHOUDHURI
MBBS, MD(MED), MRCEM(UK), MEM(USA), MRCP ACUTE MEDICINE, DIP RHEUMATOLOGY(UK), FCCS, CCEBDM
CONSULTANT, EMERGENCY MEDICINE & CRITICAL CARE, ILS HOSPITAL HOWRAH
2. DEFINITION
There is a continuous relationship between the level of blood pressure and
the risk of complications.
Starting at 115/75 mmHg, CVD risk doubles with each increment of 20/10
mmHg throughout the blood pressure range.
According to API: Hypertension in adults age 18 years and older is
defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140 mm Hg or greater and/or
diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mm Hg or greater or any level of
blood pressure in patients taking antihypertensive medication.
4. HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS
Hypertensive crises are classified as hypertensive emergencies or urgencies.
HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES are characterized by severe elevations in BP (>180/120 mm
Hg) complicated by evidence of impending or progressive target organ dysfunction. They
require immediate BP reduction (not necessarily to normal) to prevent or limit target organ
damage. Examples include hypertensive encephalopathy, intracerebral hemorrhage, acute
myocardial infarction, acute left ventricular failure with pulmonary edema, unstable angina
pectoris, aortic dissection, or eclampsia.
HYPERTENSIVE URGENCIES are those situations associated with severe elevations in BP
without progressive target organ dysfunction. Examples include upper levels of stage II
hypertension associated with severe headache, shortness of breath, epistaxis, or severe
anxiety. The majority of these patients present as noncompliant or inadequately treated
hypertensives, often with little or no evidence of target organ damage.
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8. HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES
Although hypertensive emergencies can lead to significant morbidity and
potentially fatal target-organ damage, only 1%–3% of patients with
hypertension will have a hypertensive emergency during their lifetime
(Deshmukh 2011).
Despite the low incidence, hospitalizations because of hypertensive
emergencies have increased since 2000 (Deshmukh 2011), possibly because of
the heightened awareness, recognition and subsequent diagnosis of
hypertensive emergency.
However, even though more hospitalizations are secondary to hypertensive
emergencies, mortality remains low, with an in-hospital mortality of around
2.5% and 1- and 10-year survival greater than 90% and 70%, respectively
(Deshmukh 2011; Lane 2009; Webster 1993).
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12. ETIOLOGY
Essential hypertension : Inadequate blood
pressure control and noncompliance are most
common precipitants
Renovascular – Renal artery stenosis
Eclampsia/pre-eclampsia
Acute glomerulonephritis
Pheochromocytoma
Anti-hypertensive withdrawal syndromes
(clonidine, beta blockers)
Head injuries and CNS trauma
Renin-secreting tumors
Toxins (cocaine, amphetamines, phencyclidine)
Drug-induced hypertension
Drug-drug/drug-food interactions (e.g., MAO
inhibitors and TCA, antihistamines or tyramine)
Vasculitis, Connective tissue disrorders
Idiopathic hypertension
Post-op hypertension
Coarctation of aorta
Severe pain
13. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Autoregulatory changes in vascular resistance through the
autocrine/paracrine system occur in response to the production of
endogenous vasoconstrictors (e.g., catecholamines) or endogenous
vasodilators (e.g., nitric oxide).
During a hypertensive emergency, acute elevation in blood pressure
overwhelms the autoregulation of the endothelial control of vascular tone,
leading to mechanical vascular wall stress with subsequent endothelial
damage and vascular permeability.
This permeability leads to the leakage of plasma into the vascular wall,
resulting in activation of platelets, initiation of the coagulation cascade,
deposition of fibrin, and recruitment of inflammatory mediators.
This inappropriate vasoconstriction and microvascular thrombosis leads to
hypoperfusion and end-organ ischemia with subsequent target-organ
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18. TREATMENT GOALS
Hypertensive urgency often requires initiating,
reinitiating, modifying, or titrating oral therapy and
usually does not require ICU or hospital admission. The
treatment target for hypertensive urgency is a gradual BP
reduction over 24–48 hours.
Overaggressive correction needs to be avoided.
Particularly important in patients with chronic
hypertension because their end organs adapt to
chronically elevated BP, setting a new physiologic “norm”
of autoregulation. This new “norm” leads to optimal
organ perfusion at a higher baseline BP.
If this autoregulatory shift is unrecognized during a
hyper-tensive emergency, patients may be at risk of harm
from overcorrection or over-normalization of blood
pressure.
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20. BP TREATMENT GOALS FOR HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCY
Exceptions: Aortic dissection, acute stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic) and pregnancy-
associated severe hypertension (preeclampsia/eclampsia and hypertensive emergency in the
pregnant patient).
Each of these populations has unique treatment targets, considerations for subpopulations
within them or additional considerations during treatment.
25. SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE
Arteriolar and venous dilation
Predictably effective in lowering BP, Rapid onset & offset
Usual dosage 0.25-10 mcg/kg/min, Titrate by 0.1-0.2 mcg/kg/min q5min
Potential cyanide (in liver failure) or thiocyanate (in renal failure) toxicity with
prolonged infusion(>72 hrs)/high doses (>3 mcg/kg/min)
May result in coronary steal
Increases ICP
Used in most indications (excluding ICP elevations and coronary
infarction/ischemia)
Require continuous IV infusion, constant patient monitoring
26. NITROGLYCERIN
Predominant venodilation at low infusion rates; significant arteriolar dilation
at higher dosages
Effective in management of hypertension complicated by CHF or cardiac
ischemia or pulmonary edema
Usual dosage 5-200 mg/min, Titrate by 5–25 mcg/min q5–10min
Tachyphylaxis occurs rapidly, requiring frequent dose titrations
Adverse effects: Flushing, headache, erythema, often dose limiting
Require continuous IV infusion, constant patient monitoring
27. HYDRALAZINE
Unpredictable hypotensive effect, can result in prolonged hypotension, given
longer half-life
Delayed onset compared to other parenteral agents
Reflex increase in HR and CO
Largely outmoded for acute therapy except in pre-eclampsia/eclampsia,
where it is “traditional” therapy
Adverse effects on cerebral autoregulation
Headaches, lupus like syndrome (more likely with long-term use)
28. NIFEDIPINE
Peripheral and coronary arteriolar vasodilation
Rapid onset of antihypertensive effect: 5-20 minute onset, peak effect in 30-
60 min, duration 4-5 hr
Potential hypotension and/or reflex cardiac stimulation
Several case reports of cerebral or myocardial ischemia after rapid decrease in
BP
Treatment of choice in Prinzmetal angina
Also used in severe hypertension in pregnancy and in premature labour
29. LABETALOL
Combined α+β adrenergic blockade
Rapidly effective when given IV; Onset <5 min, peak 5-10 min, duration 2-6 hr
(sometimes longer)
Usual dosage 20 mg IV, then 40-80 mg IV q 10-15 min until achieving desired
effect, or total of 300 mg
Indicated in acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, aortic dissection, coronary
ischemia/infarction, pregnancy
Contraindicated in acute decompensated heart failure, asthma, heart block
Prolonged hypotension may occur with overtreatment
30. CLONIDINE
Central α-agonist; ↑sympathetic tone to heart and peripheral
vessels
Usual regimen: 0.1-0.2 mg po, then 0.1 mg po q hr until desired BP
achieved
Onset 30-60 min, peak 2-4 hr, duration 6-12 hr
Sedation may interfere with neurologic assessment of patient
Rarely a first-line agent
31. ACE INHIBITORS
IV Enalaprilat, oral Captopril potentially useful for acute BP reduction
Enalaprilat dose: IV bolus: 1.25 mg q6hr, Titrate no more than q12–24hr; max
dose: 5 mg q6hr
Cautious dosing; prolonged duration of action
Little clinical experience in patients with hypertensive emergencies
Difficult to titrate (sometimes ineffective, sometimes excessive BP↓)
Positive effects on cerebral autoregulation
Indicated in Acute left ventricular failure
Contraindicated in pregnancy
32. FENOLDOPAM
Peripheral Dopamine-1 receptor agonist
Direct vasodilation, Renal artery vasodilation
Can be used in most indications
IV 0.03–1.6 mcg/kg/min, Titrate by 0.05–1 mcg/kg/min q15min
Natriuresis
Caution with increases in ICP or intraocular pressure
Risk of reflex tachycardia
Can cause hypokalemia, flushing; can worsen glaucoma
33. PHENTOLAMINE
Used in catecholamine-induced hypertensive emergency
(Pheochromocytoma)
If used for cocaine-induced HTN crisis – Use in conjunction with
BZDs
IV bolus: 1–5 mg PRN; max 15 mg
Onset of action – in seconds
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40. CONCLUSION
Hypertensive emergencies are commonly encountered in emergency departments wordwide.
The most important factor that limits morbidity & mortality from this disorders is prompt and
carefully considered therapy.
They are among the most misunderstood & mismanaged medical problems today.
Clinicians dealing with hypertensive emergencies should be familiar with pathophysiology the
disease.
The treating clinician needs to rapidly assess target-organ damage to differentiate
hypertensive emergency from hypertensive urgency.
In addition, the clinician must consider whether a patient qualifies as an exception to the
general treatment principles of hypertensive emergency.
Each patient will need continuous monitoring to assess for achievement of target goal(s) and
avoidance of overaggressive, unintentional correction.