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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Liver function test ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
c deliriogenic meds ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... pontine lesion • Roving ... Possible responses to pain
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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First diagnosed during ... or severe RUQ pain ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... ↑ in anti HTN meds ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... the “Chewing gum test ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management