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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
brain death Pursuing ... brain activity on neurologic ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... females Guillain-Barre ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... therapy (MET): e.g ... retrieve stone using ... involvement: eyes, TFT, ECG ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
the coronaries during ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
interruption (e.g ... in the night (e.g ... Reorientation during ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
dose paralytic (e.g ... at least 1.2 mg/kg ... : • If using ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Post Proning Nursing ... compression over elbows ... lines patent - ECG ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Radiographic findings (eg ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment