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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Presyncope PVC ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... than a PVC ... more intensive treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
hyper/hypoactive, POC ... glucose, security, access ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... pts will accept PCC ... anticoagulants as ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... dysfunction • PSC ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as ... APML #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... • Labs: BMP (Assess ... only if no clear cause
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
As soon as ... • If i.v. access ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
plateau) • AC/PC ... (PC/PEEP/RR/FiO2 ... , BMs (know last ... #CriticalCare # ... Management