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COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines ... Factors for Severe Disease ... Initial Laboratory Workup ... Respiratory Cardiac Hematologic ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis #management
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
to Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... radiation, ingestions ischemia ... #Diarrhea #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... Diarrhea #Chronic #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Biliary Dilatation - Differential ... cyst, Caroli's disease ... Parasitic infection, Ischaemic ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... that will cause ischemia ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Liver Injury - Ichemic ... hepatitis - Wilson disease ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... sinus, AV block, ischemia ... lyme + tick bome diseases ... euglycemia - Ischemia ... Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... congenital/systemic disease ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... infarction • COVID ... hepatitis • Ischemic ... distinguishes ischemic ... injury • Demand ischemia