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Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... assessment, however ... and to adjust treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
: • Clinical Suspicion ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Management #Treatment
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Start with EGD scope ... keep therapeutic scope ... communication with ICU ... Assessment and ... #diagnosis #management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... or twice during assessment ... more times during assessment ... #Nursing #Assessment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... for etiological assessment ... of emergency, ICU ... #management #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... own objective assessment ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Cold cuts, pate, hot ... food, salad bar Clinical ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Cold cuts, pate, hot ... food, salad bar Clinical ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
It is important ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu