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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Syndrome (AWS) ... Syndrome (AWS): ... : • Benzodiazepines ... #Syndrome #AWS ... #diagnosis #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Treatment: • ... valproate, vigabatrin, propofol ... #Management #treatment
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Algorithm Primary ... • Long-standing ... Uncontrolled • Drug Withdrawal ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #Algorithm #causes
Atraumatic Collapsed Athlete - Suggested Algorithm for Collapsed Athlete

In this review, the authors review that the
such as exertional ... myocarditis, Marfan’s, Long ... QT syndrome, WPW ... syndrome, and then ... #Diagnosis #SportsMedicine
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... the apex of the lung ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... pancreatitis), Drug withdrawal ... (daptomycin in lungs ... • Secondary to Treatment
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... & MOF → occurs as ... GAS in 30% of cases ... kidneys, liver, lung ... #STSS #treatment
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... , sotalol) • Propofol ... QT Syndrome Electrolyte ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... - Cyanide - Propofol
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... arbitrarily defined as ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... Nephrocalcinosis causes