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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... #CriticalCare #
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... help hone your differential ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... Rapid onset) • Fever ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
tool to assess level ... will vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... significant portal HTN Signs ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... #Hypertension #Differential
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... Clinical construct ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Actively maintained fever ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical ... depends on the cause
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... bedside echo is never ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare