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Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... Asthma in the Emergency ... Diagnostics: Chest ... HCG, ECG if concern ... #Management #CriticalCare
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Seizure in the Emergency ... additional symptoms (eg ... speech abnormality, etc ... #management #Neurology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... hypertension (e.g ... might support the diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
brain activity on neurologic ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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Activity in the Emergency ... Pentobarbital - Titrate to EEG ... Midazolam - Titrate to EEG ... #Medications #Neurology ... Pharmacology #Dosing #Table
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... emergency: permanent ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... EMG Studies: ... Management #treatment #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... • EEG: With persistent ... #management #neurology