Critical Care Flashcards
CC Diagnosis: Cardiovascular (12)
ACS/Acute MI/Unstable angina Aortic Dissection Bradycardia requiring intervention Cardiac Arrhythmias requiring intervention Cardiac Tamponade Catecholamine crisis Digitalis toxicity (severe) Eclampsia Hypertensive encephalopathy Malignant hypertension Tachycardia requiring intervention Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tac)
CC Diagnosis: GI/GU (3)
Bowel perforation
Ectopic Pregnancy
Significant upper or lower GI bleeding
CC Diagnosis: Neurological (8)
AMS (including coma or unresponsiveness)
Carbon monoxide poisoning (severe)
Cerebral vascular accident with intervention
Glascow Coma Scale below 14
Hypoglycemic coma
Severe medical, psychiatric or neurological delerium
Status epilepticus
Toxicologic crisis with intervention (overdose/various poison)
CC Diagnosis: Respiratory (9)
Acute pulmonary edema
Acute CHF exacerbation with aggressive management
Acute COPD exacerbation w/aggressive management
Allergic Reaction with impending airway obstruction (e.g. angioedema)
Asthma (severe)
Hypovolemia
Pneumothorax
PE
Respiratory failure or impending respiratory failure
CC Diagnosis: Shock (7)
Cardiogenic Hypovolemic Anaphylactic Septic Neurogenic Spinal Critical burns
CC Diagnosis: Trauma (4)
- Blunt/penetrating trauma w/airway, neurovascular, or cardiovascular compromise
- Burn care w/airway neurovascular, or cardiovascular compromise
- Trauma care for conditions that pose an immediate threat to life
- Trauma care that poses a threat to prolonged bodily impairment
CC Diagnosis: General (10)
Abnormal vital signs (severe) Acidosis Dehydration (severe) Hepatic failure Hypothermia Infection (severe) Metabolic failure Post-operative complications (severe) Renal failure Sepsis
Medications: A
Adenocard
Adenosine
Atropine
Medications: B
Bretylium
Medications: D
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Medications: C
Cardizem drip
Medications: E
Epinephrine
Medications: H
Heparin Drip
Medications: I
Isuprel
Medications: L
Levophed
Lidocaine IV
