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The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare # ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... into meaningful clinical ... Alternative causes ... #Management #Alcohol ... #Protocol #PulmCrit
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... likelihood and clinical ... Consider the relative ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
probability) and negative ... (~0.5%) and a negative ... HSV PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management ... #HSV #PulmCrit
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
(vital signs, clinical ... Do not measure negative ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
have achieved negative ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
Josh Farkas @pulmcirt ... Internet Book of Critical ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... tested and if negative ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare