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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... PMH; consider withdrawal ... own objective assessment ... #Pearls #Checklist
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential ... #Assessment #Wheezing
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Distinguish early ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol withdrawal ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... manage E - Early ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... it should not cause
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... is scored • 0 ... constantly running or tears ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... ophthalmopathy - Kearns-Sayre ... Bedside: ice pack ... immunosuppressants - Meds
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds