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Algorithm for the management of severe or refractory anaphylaxis and related airway and vascular complications in
Algorithm for the management ... complications in the ICU ... anaphylaxis #Algorithm #management ... #criticalcare # ... treatment
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... medications #sedation #sedative
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #CriticalCare # ... #Pharmacology #Treatment ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Autopsy PCR Treatment ... • Supportive: ICU ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
RISK FACTORS - ICU ... guide targeted treatments ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... icu
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
intracellular gram negative ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram Negative ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... #Management #Duration ... #infectiousdiseases
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
also be dosed PO Sedative ... line non-benzo sedative ... used as first sedative ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management