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Multiple Uses for Tranexamic Acid (TXA) - Evidence Based Indications and Dosing

Trauma < 3 hrs •
Tranexamic Acid (TXA ... Thinking MTP YES ICH ... Hemoptysis YES #TXA ... #Indications #management ... #EBM #trauma
CRASH-3: TXA for ICH? #TXA #managment #EBM #CRASH3 #trauma
CRASH-3: TXA for ... ICH? ... #TXA #managment ... #EBM #CRASH3 #trauma
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... admission to the ICU ... scheduled on day 1, ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #hematology
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
and Management ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... in-hospital mortality Management ... #Management #QSOFA ... #criticalcare #icu
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... Richmond Agitation ... Target -1, but will ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
have to guide management ... in 3027 adult ICU ... contra-indication to 1 ... pubmed/26398070 #EBM
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... of emergency, ICU ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... Visceral, DIC, TMA ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
and Management ... hemorrhage Management ... pain-dose ketamine (ICU ... and management ... #Management #Treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
and Management ... : • Use a positive ... failed conventional tx ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology