Triage
This color indicates a patient that can safely wait without immediate intervention.
What is triage color green?
Elevated lactate most directly indicates this.
What is tissue hypoxia or poor perfusion?
This endocrine emergency commonly presents with collapse, hypoglycemia, and hyperkalemia.
What is Addisonian crisis?
This medication class is commonly used for emergency seizure control.
What are benzodiazepines?
Pale mucus membranes and prolonged CRT suggest poor ________.
What is perfusion?
A sudden drop in urine output most concerningly indicates this.
What is acute kidney injury or hypoperfusion?
A cat with acute dyspnea, open-mouth breathing, and gallop rhythm most likely has this.
What is congestive heart failure?
Loss of end-tidal CO2 during CPR most often indicates this.
What is loss of effective circulation or airway disconnection?
What is hypovolemic shock?
This condition causes acute non-ambulatory paresis with painful hind limbs in cats.
What is aortic thromboembolism?
This monitoring parameter is most helpful for assessing CPR quality.
What is end-tidal C02?
A patient with normal blood pressure but poor perfusion may still be in this stage of shock.
What is compensated shock?
This disease causes vomiting, abdominal pain, and risk of DIC in severe cases.
What is pancreatitis?
This arrhythmia is immediately life-threatening and requires rapid intervention.
What is ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation?
Warm extremities and injected mucus membranes are most consistent with this shock stype.
What is distributive (septic) shock?
This complication is a major risk in long-term hospitalized ICU patients?
What is hospital-acquired infection?
This life-threatening syndrome involves systemic inflammation, infection, and organ dysfunction.
What is sepsis?
ROSC is defined as this.
What is return of spontaneous circulation?
This shock type is caused by failure of the heart to pump effectively.
What is cardiogenic shock?