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08/26/2015

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Term
Malnutrition Clinical Manifestations
Definition

*BMI  <18.5

*5% weight loss in 1 month

*10% weight loss in 6 months

*albumin <3.5 g/ld- specify severity level (mild 3-3.4 <10% body mass loss, moderate 2.4-3 10-20% body mass loss, severe <2.4 and >20% body mass loss)

*pre-albumin <12 mg/dl

*cachexia

*poor appetite/PO intake

*enteral or parenteral alternative nutritional support

-->malnutrition could be due to ACUTE or CHRONIC cause- link the underlying etiology if known

Term
SIRS Criteria
Definition

Temp >38 or <36

HR >90

RR >20 or PaCOs <32 or mechanical ventilation

WBC >12k or <4k or >10% immatures

Term
Sepsis
Definition
2 of 4 SIRS criteria present and suspected or confirmed source of infection
Term
Severe sepsis
Definition

-sepsis and one or more organ dysfunction (failure)

-P/F ratio <250 (or mechanical ventilation) (acute respiratory failure)

-UP <0.5 cc/kg/hr or GFR halved or creatinine at least doubled over baseline (acute renal failure)

-acute alteration in mental status (metabolic encephalopathy)

-bilirubin >4, liver enzymes twice normal (acute hepatic failure)

-SBP <90 or MAP <65

-pH <7.3 or arterial lactate >1.5x normal

Term
Septic shock
Definition
Patient in severe sepsis and despite adequate fluid therapy )CVP 8-12), patient requires vasopressors to maintain MAP >65
Term
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD stages)
Definition

Stage   GFR

1     90+

  2     69-89

  3     30-59

  4     15-29

        5     14 or less

Term
Packed RBCs
Definition
Each one unit of pRBCs will increase the hemoglobin by approximately 1 g/dl in a typical adult
Term
Replace Platelets
Definition

100,000 neuro ICU

50,000 active bleeding or invasive procedure

20,000 bleeding diathesis

10,000 marrow failure

5,000 generally transfuse

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