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The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - 1-liner summary ... for admission (if ... on prior Liver/ ... disease work up ... of hypotension, shock
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ... compare new to prior ... /management of shock ... note, discharge summary ... #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for hemoglobin level ... If volume restoration ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... active ROM +/- fever ... viral arthritis Workup ... #Summary
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... intubated: Continue prior ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Chagas ... mild (malaise, fever ... cardiomyopathy (→HF ... cruzi Treatment - Primary
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... Farmer and forestry work ... adjacent to the focus ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Increased protein level ... normal glucose level ... • Septic shock ... device removal (if ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management