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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician ... intensive care unit (ICU ... ventilation is required
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Seizure/FND can ... Standard treatment ... survival by 25% ↑ ICP ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical ... #radiology