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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 ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... an “objective assessment ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
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 ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... NOTES: The last clinic ... own objective assessment ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... Categorize and stabilize ... AMS is just a symptom ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... fastest approach to stabilize ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified ... #management #neurology