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Management of critically-ill cirrhotic patients

Open Access Source (Intensive Care Med (2018) 44:1932–1935): https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s00134-018-5078-z?shared_access_token=rKBIIjC6Htq14G82yghJnfe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY63FIMr4IeFUPHZTUFKckgGIQeEsXu7k1NhPo-T8ItytjuWlMH7y0kI6IydY2i7VzU4Y93MfuEKQruo-qIKnVF91JyuQsQbJNPJv3UJYPzkySdSktYPmFVd6xw1xJDLPqY%3D

#cirrhotic #cirrhosis #Management #CriticalCare
Management of critically-ill ... cirrhotic #cirrhosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Hepatology
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology ... Cytokines, Mast Cells ... perivascular inflammatory cells ... Vasculitis #HUV #Pathophysiology ... #Rheumatology
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
Respiratory Cardiac Hematologic ... #COVID19 #ICU #criticalcare ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis #management
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 • Pathophysiology
 • Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
in Cirrhosis • Pathophysiology ... BetaBlockers #Cirrhosis #hepatology ... #management #pharmacology
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... germinative skin cells ... Skin-homing T-cells ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• PMN > 250 cells ... stain/culture Management ... SBP #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications 

Due to the deformed shape, HbS induces
Cell Disease - Pathophysiology ... the sickle red cells ... SickleCell #Disease #Pathophysiology ... Complications #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... acute leukemia Management ... MDS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells ... Lymphocyte - 5% RS cells ... (LP) tumour B cells ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Presentation • Management ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #management