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Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
neuromuscular blockade ... MarkHarrisMD #nmb ... neuromuscular #blockade ... Anesthesiology #Causes
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
consumption However, NMB ... Prolonged/excessive NMB ... impairment • NMB ... ) - All NMBs are ... #NMB #Paralytics
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
Treatment of NMS ... patients suspected of NMS ... mainstay treatment of NMS ... of NMS. ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome #NMS
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... Scleroderma renal crises ... • Cocaine • NMS ... #Hypertension #AMS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
key feature of NMS ... in about 95% of NMS ... cases. ... EPS symptoms in NMS ... a patient with NMS
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Inflammatory: MS ... , ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... - Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Causes #Nausea ... Differential #NonGI #Algorithm
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS ... Malignant Catatonia Cause
EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
Neuromuscular Blockade ... sedation during NMB ... Bispectral index is an algorithmic ... reduces awareness of NMB ... #NMB #neurology