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VIBES Mnemonic - Cirrhosis Management Checklist

V - Volume (Ascites, HRS)
	- Evaluate for Ascites, Edema, Hydrothorax, Hepatorenal
Cirrhosis Management Checklist ... SBP) - Ascites PMN ... VIBES #Cirrhosis #Checklist
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Infection • Neuro: UMN ... stroke, tumor), LMN ... inclusion body-), PMR
Checklist for for Managing Confirmed VTE in Pregnancy

Pre-Delivery, Peri-Delivery and Post-Delivery Checklists

#Management #Obstetrics #OBGyn #Checklist #VTE
Checklist for for ... Post-Delivery Checklists ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Checklist
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation Checklist ... dose pressors PRN ... - Sedation PRN ... PostIntubation #Checklist
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
involving both UMN ... , LMN and brainstem ... combination of UMN ... and LMN signs in ... and LMN signs to
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
lower extremities, LMN ... small band of LMN ... paraparesis (mixed UMN ... and LMN types) ... weakness (purely LMN
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
Bilateral LMN palsy ... differentiates this from an UMN ... fasciculations #LMN
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Calculate absolute PMN ... count (total WBC x PMN ... %) • Correct PMN ... RBCs (subtract 1 PMN ... ascites (CNNA) = PMN
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Motor Neuron (UMN ... motor neuron (LMN ... In an LMN lesion ... However, in UMN ... LMN syndromes are
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
) + ascites w/ PMN ... 100 WBC, >50% PMNs