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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... PCB variants of GBS ... Clinical DX: - ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
host response to infection ... Clinical construct ... AMS (GCS < 15) ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... complete paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... epilepticus Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
“one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
a person with infectious ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... recommended for all ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology