Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The ATHOS-3 trial in 2017 explored the efficacy of angiotensin II as a vasopressor for severe vasodilatory shock. Severe shock is defined as persistent hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain a mean arterial pressure of 65mmHg and serum lactate <2 despite adequate volume resuscitation.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Symptoms of heart failure and cardiogenic shock may develop in more severe cases. Answer: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 1-18 Background: Also known as transient apical ballooning syndrome, apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress-induced cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy, Gebrochenes-Herz syndrome, and broken-heart syndrome.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Patients were enrolled in these trials if they had signs of shock, with mortality ranging from 18-29%. One of the hallmarks of sepsis care, based on the Rivers 2001 17 trial and still recommended by the latest SCCM guidelines is early detection of sepsis and initiation of early resuscitation. 2008 Sep;1(3):170-7. Inwald et al.

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EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Inspection of the canister showed approximately ten liters of nearly odorless watery fluid containing flecks of mucus (“rice-water” stools) consistent with cholera infection. The clinical picture of this patient was consistent with hypovolemic shock secondary to acute cholera infection. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2023;8(3):169.

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