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COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
Hematologic Neuro/Sedation ... #COVID19 #ICU #criticalcare ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis ... #management
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... +/- procedural sedation ... unless fracture, neurovascular ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
) Monitoring - Neuromuscular ... Index #Monitoring #Neuromuscular ... Blockade #NMB #neurology ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis
Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
Management of status ... summary on the management ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Seizure #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... #Neurology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
C - Choice of sedation ... assess level of sedation ... line non-benzo sedative ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Prolonged use of sedation ... - Choice of sedation ... CPOT, VAS) - Sedation ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
• Breaks in GBM ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephritic ... #nephrotic #comparison
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
characterized by a sensation ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis ... #Differential #EM ... Oropharyngeal #Esophageal #Neuromuscular
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
intact strength/sensation ... Management: - ... referral: - Neurovascular ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Referral