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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular (IS, ICH ... bacterial/viral meningitis ... paraneoplastic syndromes
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Supportive: ICU ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Hypertension, ICH ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... brain injury • Infectious ... : Meningitis, Encephalitis
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... - Meningitis Trauma ... Increased/Decreased ICP ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... organ dysfunction caused ... host response to infection ... #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... Manifestations include: - Meningitis ... - And, in rare cases ... #InfectiousDiseases
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID19 in the ICU ... Wuhan Virus") • Infection ... 31 • First US case ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... intensive care unit (ICU ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management