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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
(PICS) Symptoms ... breathing trials ... guide targeted treatments ... #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
the ICU Triad ( ... Target -1, but will ... vary with clinical ... #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... Clinical construct ... treatment with: ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Prevalence: 1: ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... T1 and T2 Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... resolution of symptoms
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... treatment Pathophysiology ... : >3 symptoms, or ... > 1 with no other ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
thromboembolism) 1) ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... of ventricular septum ... mPAP > 25mmHg, PVR ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT syndrome ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... capture of the atria ... more intensive treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
erythema nodosum (septal ... Venous disease (SVC ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #signs #symptoms
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects of SCC ... weakness in: 1. ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... : 1. ... Bedside: ice pack