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Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... the ICU Triad ( ... will vary with clinical ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
and clinical impact ... • Difficult mask ... induction of general anesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare #
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
status, severe agitation ... inform immediate clinical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
• Ice packing ... Plan admission to critical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask while ... • Hyperactive (Agitation ... Workup 5) Treat the ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... diagnosis challenging ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
The faster the heart ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #