10 results
Confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) Flow sheet. 
#Diagnosis #Nursing #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod #IntensiveCareUnit
Confusion assessment ... #Diagnosis #Nursing ... #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod
Figure 1: CAM-ICU flow sheet. Courtesy of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2002. Used with permission. CAM-ICU
CAM-ICU = Confusion Assessment ... #Diagnosis #Nursing ... #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
 - 
Vital signs, neuro exam
ICU Initial assessment ... - CBC with differential ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... • Other common assessment ... shortly after or during ... • Pathophysiology ... edema #causes #differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
Dysesthesias (Tingling, Burning ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
require biopsy to differentiate ... Burning mouth syndrome ... , with careful assessment
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Impaired reflexes - Burning ... Manifestations #Differential ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
deoxy hemoglobin differentially ... Using a standard ... #critcalcare #pathophysiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... then be excreted using ... #diagnosis #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... first two days during ... our reasoning during ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology ... #differential #