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BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
BiPAP titration in CHF ... Driving pressure supports ... BiPAP #Titration #CHF ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
Management of status ... summary on the management ... - MH/CCF/CWRU ... Seizure #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... #Neurology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
In short, best outcomes ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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DIURETICS which are short ... aldosterone states (CHF ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... : - CSF PROTEIN ... - NORMAL CSF ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
variations • Use short ... the vein in a short ... Ultrasound #Guided #POCUS ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... Inhalation of spores ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
circulation, SSEP short-latency ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neurology #CriticalCare