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Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc ... calculate a CHADS-VASc ... over warfarin as ... differ on CHADS-VASc ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
assessment (CPOT, VAS ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
progress in size as ... J Vasc Surg 37:1106 ... -1117 #Management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Generally thought of as ... - Pitressin - "Vaso ... MICU, often used as ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
In the vast majority ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
paradigm isn't as ... true as it was ... example, clinda has ... Susceptibility #Coverage #Management
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
The management of ... undergoing a procedure has ... instance, and as ... diagnosis #algorithm #management
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
peripheral cause of AVS ... central cause of AVS ... therefore be used as ... It has been validated ... patients with an AVS
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
impact of basic management ... difficult airway management ... feasibility of basic management ... • Preservation vs ... #CriticalCare #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Transfusion Reactions

This algorithm was developed by Dr. Eric Madden,
Evaluation and Management ... This algorithm was ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management