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Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Intubation only if clinically ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical ... #Management #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Likewise, stress ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
with circulating stress ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... diagnostic step ... #Management #Trauma ... #BigTrauma #BeforeCT ... #Checklist #Resuscitation
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... of the patient before ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... of the patient before ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... waiting ~6 months before
Resequenced Trauma Resuscitation Algorithm

Two categories of immediate life-threats in trauma:

1. Massive external hemorrhage

2. Critical airway compromise
Resuscitation Algorithm ... resuscitation should focus ... hemodynamic optimization before ... Resuscitation #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management