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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care ... Syndrome (PICS) ... titration (RASS) #Post ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Basics In the most ... sense, ventilator modes ... will review the most ... #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU ... shock/vasoplegia, Post-cardiopulm ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... azathioprine (for post ... by case) • Surgery ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Aerosol is the most ... barns and lake houses ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Supportive: ICU ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... be performed in most ... is no clear cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare # ... 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 ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... ICU pts a CBC and ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... a dysregulated host ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... 40%); fatigue(→ post-sarcoidosis ... fatigue syndrome ... peripheral lymph nodes ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management