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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... presentation in winter ... appropriate Consider CT ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
access, monitor • Finger ... • Non-contrast CT ... Defined if 1) CT ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Herpes Zoster Mandibularis - The lesions were scattered along the area that is innervated by the
A presumptive diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... Mandibularis #Rash #NEJM
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
over-utilizes CT ... patients and delays CT ... trauma patients, CT ... as the critical diagnostic ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TEE) • Chest CT ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Definition and Diagnostic ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... imaging technique (CT ... of 4-6 weeks or longer ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
findings confirmed a diagnosis ... Early diagnosis ... amyloidosis #clinical #photo ... AL #lightchain #NEJM
Extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
a. Endobronchial cobblestones (a nodular appearance of the tracheal wall mucosa). 
b. Diffuse
Radiography scan of the finger ... manifestations #clinical #photo ... #diagnosis
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
hordeolums that are no longer ... presentation is no longer ... patient NEEDS a CT ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Computed tomography (CT ... examination, the finger ... Blastomycosis #CT ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy #NEJM