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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
brain death Pursuing ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #BrainDeath #Dead ... #Algorithm
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
ICU Initial assessment ... - Delirium is ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU ... #CriticalCare #
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
The Lazarus sign is ... ventilator removal or during ... Recovery is not ... video #neurology #criticalcare ... #braindeath #braindead
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EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
Neuromuscular Blockade ... titrate sedation during ... an algorithmic ... Neuromuscular #Blockade ... NMB #neurology #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
hypoglycemia if this is ... especially if this is ... Reorientation during ... Management #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
Approach to using ... test, a flow scan is ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #NuclearMed #BrainDeath ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
It is important ... The assessment of ... then be excreted using ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... There is a bit more ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
blood flow occurs during ... Even during the ... There is a bit more ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Train of Four (TOF) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

Used to titrate NMB to the minimum effective dose.
Neuromuscular Blockade ... and the nerve is ... stimulated using ... Neuromuscular #Blockade ... NMB #neurology #criticalcare