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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
death Pursuing a diagnosis ... lead to premature diagnostic ... to the patient should ... should be pursued ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... suggest impending brain ... Pediatrics #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... anterior lesions (a), Brain ... Typical MS-like ON: should ... #rheumatology #ophthalmology
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
in making the diagnosis ... Globe rupture should ... #fluorescein #Ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
heart failure should ... cardiogram) should ... Management ● Early ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
joints, spleen, brain ... • Aggressive management ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
perfusion scan in Brain ... early phases of brain ... a repeat study should ... A normal scan should ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... parietal lobes of the brain ... count in the CSF should ... #management #neurology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe traumatic brain ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare