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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad: Fever ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Classification and Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... , Severe Valve Disease ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Types #criticalcare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... - Calcium level ... increase the risk ... #CriticalCare
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... friction rub, Fever ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #differential
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Ischemic heart disease ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... infiltrates NTM Pulmonary ... NTM #Infections #differential
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
• Patients at risk ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... diseases ... disease ... Cirrhosis #diet #management