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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
of Aspiration - unable ... clear secretions, altered ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... Diagnosis and Workup ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
If circulation unstable ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A state ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A state ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... include vaptans (HF ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
extremities, fatigue, altered ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Na delivery): CHF ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology