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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
 - 
Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... tox/infectious workup ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Solid-food ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... gastroenterology #workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... : • Consider food ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
organ or nerve root ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... management #treatment #criticalcare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Diagnosis and Workup ... status #Management #criticalcare ... encephalopathy #differential