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Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
Diagnosis and management ... TerrierBen #PAN ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Vasculitis #Differential
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
run-through of the main ... issues to sort ... from Scotland #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
or experiencing pain ... cuff leak, check pilot ... cuff leak, check pilot ... MechanicalVentilation #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... Total scores >2 ... the ICU due to short ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Demand: Stress / Pain ... testing • Seen in Short ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... anterior chest wall, parts ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
effusions, weight gain ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... Drugs to avoid (main ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare