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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
EKG. ... Orders placed, treatments ... RRT #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... consider empiric treatment ... interruption (e.g ... in the night (e.g ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
illness - Prior psychiatric ... guide targeted treatments ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
metastases, Infection (e.g ... Metabolic causes (e.g ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... Treatment is aimed ... at the psychiatric
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
respiratory tract (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... hypertension (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
reactivity of mood (eg ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
combined with various criteria ... negative Reller Criteria ... short course of treatment ... probably much higher (e.g ... provide empiric treatment