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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... specific therapy, the clinician ... intensive care unit (ICU ... #management #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

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

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Clinical Manifestations ... • CSF: Oligoclonal ... autoantibodies - TPO, TTG, etc ... #Management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... and EMG Findings ... Bedside: ice pack ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
diagnosed? ... tendon, MRI or ultrasound ... #subluxation #clinical ... #physicalexam #video ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk