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Delirium Tips: What NOT To Do:
 - Don't think delirium is a benign condition 
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antipsychotic meds ... unless all other ... patients over 65 anyway ... dan26wales #Diagnosis ... #Management #Geriatrics
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Despite this, it is also ... Therefore, even at ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... edema visualized as ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... horizontal movements; also ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
However, NMB can also ... increased risk of delirium ... Paralytics #Monitoring #neurology ... #criticalcare # ... ARDS #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... risk: AIDS, neutropenia ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... : • Serology for ... #Management #Infections