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TTH48 - Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac
vs 24 Hours and Neurologic ... admitted to the ICU ... improve 6-month neurologic ... #CriticalCare #ICU ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... was defined as positive ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... recognition and treatment ... #criticalcare #icu
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... Unknown cause Treatment ... of emergency, ICU ... #management #treatment
Status Epilepticus Management

 • Definition of Status Epilepticus
 • Diagnostic Workup
 • Potential Causes

Treatment of Status
Epilepticus • Diagnostic ... Potential Causes Treatment ... Upon Arrival to ICU ... #epilepsy #neurology ... #treatment
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
(COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glomerular Proteinuria (Positive ... proliferative • Anti-GBM ... #Differential #
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
infections (HPV, EBV ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
dominated by Na+ whose positive ... and Mg2+ whose positive ... must now lose a positive ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... summary of the differential ... asthma-COPD overlap; ICS ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment