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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
+/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... • Supportive: ICU ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - Management ... : HR > 180bpm ECG ... Maneuvers - Ice ... #Algorithm #peds ... #Pediatric #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... /management of shock ... : • For most ICU ... Admitting #Admissions #ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
and Management ... of the above Treatment ... of Clinical TLS ... monitoring • Consider ICU ... Lysis #Syndrome #diagnosis
Status Epilepticus Management

 • Definition of Status Epilepticus
 • Diagnostic Workup
 • Potential Causes

Treatment of Status
Epilepticus • Diagnostic ... Workup • Potential ... Causes Treatment ... Upon Arrival to ICU ... #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... respiratory tract (e.g ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... #Management #treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... c deliriogenic meds ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #Treatment #MICU
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... intensive care units (ICU ... intensive care units (ICU ... new techniques – e.g ... hyperthyroidism, #ICU