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Sample prehospital protocol for Excited Delirium 

#Excited #Delirium #prehospital #protocol #Algorithm #Management #Diagnosis #Differential #Paramedic
Sample prehospital protocol ... for Excited Delirium ... #Excited #Delirium ... Algorithm #Management #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... narrowing the differential ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... Shock #Crashing #Diagnosis ... #Protocol
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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Patient in the ED - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Sedative-Hypnotic Withdrawal ... fever #Altered #Differential ... #Diagnosis #delirium
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... • Opioid withdrawal ... #Diagnosis #causes
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Drugs/Toxins: - Propofol ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... malperfusion - Lactate ... MAP > 60-65 2) Lactate ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
antibiotics (beta-lactams ... Benzodiazepine withdrawal ... E - Ethanol Withdrawal ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology #Diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Cyanide - Propofol ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... malperfusion • Lactate ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #criticalcare
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium ... - CBC with differential ... #Checklist #Delirium ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis