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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Additional tox/infectious ... workup as appropriate ... (fever, leukocytosis ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
: High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... arthritis and chronic ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... : Chronic infections
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #hematology #oncology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
and Management ... Presentation: • Fever ... cæxist with other infections ... - Fever lasting ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... : Fever, Immunosuppression ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #primarycare #checklist
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... • Supportive (infection ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... Low serum IgG level ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... syndrome, HIV) ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: ... , Candida Non-Infectious ... : • Rheumatologic ... Mediterranean Fever