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Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Raynaud, migraine, etc ... anginal chest pain ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... Drugs to avoid (main ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
prophylaxis and treatment ... vomiting; abdominal pain ... hypoglycemia), QTc ... concomitant use of QTc ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Pharmacology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
peritonitis (abdominal pain ... intra-abdominal proæss (e.g ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... erythema, discharge, etc ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vision changes, etc ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... and lower jaw Treatment ... Tetracyclines etc ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
Complex Regional Pain ... Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment ... Non-Pharmacologic ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... known drug causes (eg ... remifentanil, digoxin etc ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... heart burn, chest pain ... Botulinum toxin • Pharmacologic ... Achalasia #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology