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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
management of coma ... Breathing — is respiratory ... Scale Exposure - e.g ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
investigation of coma ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Algorithm Isolated ... Delay - Reduced Respiratory ... Teratogenic Disorder (e.g ... • Mechanical (e.g ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... distress or tachypnea ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
early & document (e.g ... should be drawn in pediatric ... Consider stress ... hemostatic agents (e.g ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
of noninvasive respiratory ... the patient's diagnosis ... (e.g. pneumonia ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
come into play. ... ARDS where 6 ml/kg ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #cardiology
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... computed tomography, EEG ... rate, M Glasgow Coma ... potentials #Diagnosis ... Management #Neurology #CriticalCare