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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... pain that worsens as ... (Cornelia NEJM 2014 ... #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria (2013 ... clear cause such as ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
in cellulitis, as ... clinical response ... (e.g. reduction ... ) alternative diagnosis ... #EBM #ID #Management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... AMS (GCS < 15) ... Sepsis #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #SIRS #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... edema visualized as ... • EEG: With persistent ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Failure (ADHF) as ... diagnosis but rather ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Electrolytes (including Ca ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... pathophysiology as ... specific therapy, the clinician ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #management #neurology