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Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... amnesia and analgesia ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... - Seizures: Trauma ... immobility • Critical ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... organ dysfunction caused ... Clinical construct ... #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... Clinical Presentation ... and petechiae Causes ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... of emergency, ICU ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #criticalcare # ... differential #causes
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology