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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
infection that cross-reacts ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... intensive care unit (ICU ... #management #neurology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Ice packing ... Plan admission to critical ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
10 Steps to Managing Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
1️⃣ When to suspect
2️⃣ How to Diagnose
3️⃣ When to admit to
Managing Guillain-Barre ... suspect 2️⃣ How to Diagnose ... When to admit to ICU ... complications 8️⃣ Clinical ... #Neurology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
The ECF and ICF ... The ICF responds ... all treating are far ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... Myasthenia Crises ... #management #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... • Hypertensive crisis ... may precede the neurologic ... hemispheres • (FLAIR ... #management #neurology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... /I • SAMS clinical ... symptoms (SAMS) fail ... #management #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment