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Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Hypertensive Emergency ... • Ischemic Stroke ... • Hemorrhagic Stroke ... Targets #Goals #management ... #treatment #HTN
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... Heat iniury, Heat stroke ... decreased renal renal ischemia ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... visual changes, stroke ... coma - Pulm: Hypoxia ... AKI, acute limb ischemia ... TLS #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... 31 • First US case ... 11 • National emergency ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Treatment of giant ... mg/kg/day • Ischemic ... scalp necrosis, stroke ... MTX or TCZ in case ... #Management #Relapses
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... perfusion → renal ischemia ... #causes #treatment
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... , facial nerve ischemia ... symptoms): MRI+gad (stroke ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... attributable to tissue hypoxia ... and organ ischemia ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare