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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
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
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... have achieved negative ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... are approved for clinical ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... Shock #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... life-threatening • Treatment ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... Do not measure negative ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
with regions of relative ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory ... #clinical