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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... sn/sp) or • CTA ... Defined if 1) CT ... #diagnosis #checklist
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
 - 
Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Electrolytes including Ca ... tox/infectious workup ... appropriate Consider CT ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... ABG, STAT CXR, CTA ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... high LDH, low Ca ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia ... renal failure, pulmonary
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
spontaneously (before any treatments ... malignancies Treatments ... 6L/day) • For hyperkalemia ... , treat with Ca ... Syndrome #TLS #oncology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Renin/Aldosterone, RTA ... reabsorption) Workup ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... Redistribution Treatments
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Lytes including Ca ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... Revascularization, treatment ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Imaging findings Workup ... , gallstones), CT ... biliary, stones), CTA ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment