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Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH ... • Spontaneous ICH ... blood volume and ICP ... if needed ICP ... High ICP: 20.
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
ICU Hypotension ... RESPONSIVENESS ECHO/POCUS ... MD @vmoitra #ICU
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
raised ICP: MAP ... 80 Spontaneous ICH ... raised ICP: MAP ... raised ICP: MAP
Effects of H1 Antihistamines at Histamine, Adrenergic, Cholinergic, and Serotonin-Binding Receptors
Cholinergic - Incr Dry mouth, Incr
Cholinergic - Incr ... Dry mouth, Incr ... Urinary retention, Incr ... Hypotension, Incr ... Dizziness, Incr
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... • Supportive: ICU
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
35% • AST/ALT incr ... in 61-86%, LDH incr ... % if severe or ICU ... ) • Troponin incr ... in 7-28% -> Incr
Causes of Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT (INR), Prolonged PTT
 • Prolonged PT
Prolonged PT (INR ... Prolonged PT (INR ... Prolonged PT (INR ... PTT, Normal PT (INR ... PTT, Normal PT (INR
Differentiating Pacemaker vs ICD on Chest XRay
 - Single Chamber PPM
 - Single Chamber ICD
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Differentiating Pacemaker vs ICD ... Single Chamber ICD ... - BiV-ICD by ... KhurrumKhanMD #Pacemaker #ICD
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
Straight Leg Raise - Incr ... Phenylephrine - Incr ... Decr Afterload -> Incr ... Vol (Incr Diast
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Intracranial Pressure (ICP ... Maintain PEEP < ICP ... - Dealing with ICP ... HOB effect on ICP ... Intracranial #Pressure #ICP