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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #Pearls #Checklist ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... tests spaced at ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... test/Edrophonium ... test - Cogan ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
year • Bimodal peaks ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... with walking to nearly ... and sensitive tests ... intensive care unit (ICU ... #management #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... system: small-fiber ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... #Management
Pectoralis Major Rupture Injury during Bench Press Exercise
CLINICAL: a rare injury patterns with typical sudden "tear/pop"
Press Exercise CLINICAL ... immobilization, rest ... Muscle belly tears ... Inferior to operative management ... #video #msk #orthopedics