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Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... • Risk Factors ... • Clinical Presentation ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Pilot Randomized Clinical ... increase in the risk ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #ICU #Withholding ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... on scores and clinical ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Risk ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfused patients • Risk ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Excessive glutamate activity ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... EmmGeezee #Sepsis #Criteria ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
injection sites) ↑ Risk ... , ESRD Pathophysiology ... : • Clinical Suspicion ... Management: • D/c all ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Attempt if high risk ... unless severe APLS ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lymph nodes Risk ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... remission • Risk ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... have fatigue w/ active ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis