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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care ... prevention - Early ... titration (RASS) #Post ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
manage E - Early ... to facilitate extubation ... SE: prolonged QTC ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... in the ICU Remove ... c deliriogenic meds ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
The ‘intubate early ... low flow oxygen (e.g ... us believe that intubation ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... get an EKG and ... #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... lowest dose & most ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Consider early ... - Intubation ... Monitoring - Most ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Distinguish early ... • Excessive insulation ... and children (most ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
intensive care units (ICU ... developed in the early ... , endotracheal intubation ... new techniques – e.g ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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in the later (e.g ... AKI, or who are post-op ... Early nephrologv ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare