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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... with differential ... workup as appropriate ... Trauma - Acute ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Signs and Symptoms ... on but elevated as ... bile ducts Differential ... fungal, viral infections ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... : ACS, Acute decompensated ... Tamponade • Chronic: Anemia ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... (eg myasthenia crisis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... changes), high MCV anemia
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... with differential ... workup or TSH level ... monitoring (vital signs ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... (bacterial), acute ... • Acute = Viral ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Rare: DAH, acute ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as ... management #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... : Blast crises ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... (Temp high in AM ... : Temperature rises ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #oncology #hematology