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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
showed antiviral activity ... here is a quick overview ... InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Groups - WHO Classification ... remodeling of pulmonary ... PH Functional Classification ... #Groups #WHO #Classification
Treatment Algorithm for First Time Pulmonary Embolism
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke,
Treatment Algorithm ... for First Time Pulmonary ... Unprovoked • Active ... #PE #Pulmonary # ... Embolism #Treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Shock Classification ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Classification ... Diagnosis #Types #criticalcare
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
- Microbiology Overview ... trauma Diagnosis Treatment ... Microbiology #diagnosis #treatment ... #pulmonary #Bacteria
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
Overview of approach ... with no brain activity ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
Pulmonary Embolism ... Treatment Systemic ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... #Embolism #Treatment ... AcutePE #Management #CriticalCare