EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And sepsis-3 redefined septic shock as “hypotension not responsive to fluid resuscitation” with the added requirement of vasopressors to maintain a MAP greater than or equal to 65 and with a lactate > 2. One, lung ultrasound can be really useful to find that occult pneumonia or differentiating pneumonia from CHF.

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Bedside ultrasound shows hypokinesis of the basal portion of the left ventricle with an apparent sigmoid-shaped septum and a dilated inferior vena cava. Ultrasound findings can show bulging of the interventricular septum into the LVOT , which can be interpreted as a sigmoid-shaped septum on bedside evaluation. The oral mucosa is moist.

EMS 102

EMS Fluid Resuscitation Shock EKG/ECG 102

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Over the last few years, however, ultrasound has been increasingly playing an important role in the conversation with multiple studies looking at using ultrasound to predict fluid responsiveness in septic patients – for example, using the velocity time integral with passive leg raise. Tullo et al. Tullo et al.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75