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Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... ulceration or treatment ... ulceration is defined as ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... Clinical Picture ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Diagnosis - Clinical ... Clinical DX: -
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Clinical construct ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... • Morphine - Slower ... Can also be dosed ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... determined based on two clinical ... #management #cardiology ... #icu #clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician ... intensive care unit (ICU ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... Upper extremity, lower ... Exam: clinical evidence ... activity between nerve
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
to effectively block ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
to effectively block ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... defibrillator as ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment