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Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... security, access 2) ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class Ill: 2 published ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential ... over 24 hours Differential ... for Intubation 2) ... Bronchoscopy 2) ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential ... Malignancy - 24% 2. ... failure - 65% 2. ... saturation to differentiate ... elevated ferritin. 2.
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Sparing = Central cause ... - Bilateral (2% ... Facial #Weakness #Differential
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... vitals en route 2) ... Examine for a cause ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare #
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... vitals en route 2) ... the underlying cause ... Hypoxemia #Dyspnea #Management ... #criticalcare #
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Hypercalcemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Determine whether PTH-dependent
2) Assess for other hormonal causes
3) Assess for
Hypercalcemia Workup and Differential ... PTH-dependent 2) ... other hormonal causes ... for non-hormonal causes ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is 2- ... image is side 2, ... #Management #CriticalCare