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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... rigidity) Consider EEG ... #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... : • For most ICU ... will also get an EKG ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... • History of BCG ... immunocompromised (e.g ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Management #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... special stains (e.g ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... formulations (e.g ... beta-glucans (e.g ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Galactomannan #diagnosis