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Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
for alcohol withdrawal ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... #Management #Alcohol ... #Protocol #PulmCrit
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... : - Propofol: ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... • Induction: propofol ... • Propofol: 2 ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
of re-feeding syndrome ... Treat concomitant alcohol ... (pH < 7.35) w/ elevated ... Glucosuria causes ... differential #diagnosis #management
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Syndrome (AWS) ... Withdrawal Syndrome ... - Status epilepticus ... Barbituates • Propofol ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of elevated ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Compartment syndrome ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol ... - Cyanide - Propofol
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
An elevated white ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... with SPS have elevated ... valproate, vigabatrin, propofol ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... specificity to elevated ... ALT Ratios: • Alcoholic
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which drastically elevates ... metabolism of Alcohol ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment