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ICU Intubation - Severe Complication Rates

Optimise, don't compromise: peri-intubation physiology

- Dr. Steve Mathieu https://twitter.com/stevemathieu75 

#ICU #Intubation
ICU Intubation - ... compromise: peri-intubation ... stevemathieu75 #ICU ... #Intubation #Complications ... #Rates #EBM #Comparison
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Ill Patients: A Pilot ... #CriticalCare #ICU ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy on Successful First-Pass Orotracheal Intubation Among ICU Patients

JAMA. 2017;317(5):483-493 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2598718

Conclusions: Among
First-Pass Orotracheal Intubation ... Among ICU Patients ... patients in the ICU ... requiring intubation ... FirstPass #Success #EBM
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... assessment of the ICU ... Richmond Agitation ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
(COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Hgb>7gm/dL) I - ICU ... Individualize ; intubation ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
More recently, Anvari 2015 analyzed abdominal pressures among 53 patients admitted to a medical ICU with
admitted to a medical ICU ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL ... Lymphocytopenia DIAGNOSTIC ... CRITERIA FOR ICL ... EBV. CMV. ... #Lymphopenia #ICL
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Diagnosis and Context ... Cullen's sign is not diagnostic ... important in the diagnostic ... #cullensign #em ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU