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Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Myasthenia Gravis ... this patient have myasthenia ... - Ice Test - ... #Diagnosis #Myasthenia ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Ice-pack Test for Myasthenia Gravis - Likelihood Ratio (LR) +24 / -0.16
Ice pack's can be used
Ice-pack Test for ... Myasthenia Gravis ... BostonChiefs #Icepack #Test ... #Myasthenia #Gravis ... #physicalexam #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Bedside: ice pack ... test/Edrophonium ... test - Cogan ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis with an Ice Pack - Myasthenia gravis was suspected, and the ice-pack test
Diagnosing Myasthenia ... Gravis with an Ice ... test was performed ... indicating a positive test ... (Panel C) #Clinical
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

A 41yo female was referred by her neurologist for double vision.
Her clinical exam ... cogan sign and the ice ... pack test were ... #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical ... Network #Management ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Checklist - Myasthenia ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... esp in work-up/management ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #Pearls #Checklist
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... limit to mission-critical ... tests spaced at ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... Family engagement Critical ... will vary with clinical ... • Ketamine - A dissociative ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management