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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... r/o hemorrhage and ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... #diagnosis #checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... for influenza and ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... failure, esp in work-up ... NOTES: The last clinic ... will also get an EKG ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... Echinocandins (e.g ... or TEE unless clinical ... Additional metastatic workup ... #candidiasis #treatment
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... of diagnosing and ... • History of BCG ... immunocompromised (e.g ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... - Chest X-ray and ... - Infectious workup ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... Treatment: ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG