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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
and clinical features ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... determined based on two clinical ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Predicted very short ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Enteral Feed Formula Selection Guide

A basic guide on how to choose which enteral feed formulations and
depending on the clinical ... Glytrol 1.0 CHF ... Osmolar load can cause ... RenalCal 2.0 Short-gut ... Formulations #Comparison #Table