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Heat Emergencies

Features of Minor Heat Illness vs Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke and Management
#Diagnosis #Management #Heat
of Minor Heat Illness ... Heat Stroke and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
immobilization, Severity of illness ... Prior psychiatric illnesses ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Stress Dose Steroids - Medical and Surgery Indications
Minor Stress:
 • Inguinal hernia repair
 • Mid febrile
• Mid febrile illness ... Significant febrile illness ... Indications #Dosing #management
Decompression Illness
Decompression Sickness vs Arterial Gas Embolism in Diving
#Diagnosis #Management #Decompression #Illness #Sickness #GasEmbolism #Diving #Divers
Decompression Illness ... Diving #Diagnosis #Management ... Decompression #Illness
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... elevated HR/BP Severe illness ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Management
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
Diagnosis and Management ... • Treat acute illness ... #hypothyroid #Management
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia - Illness ... Anemia #diagnosis #management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
HCPS): Febrile illness ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Systemic febrile illness ... tularensis #diagnosis #management
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
- Respiratory illness ... #criticalcare #management