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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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SBP <90, drop in ... SBP > 40 - End-organ ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #criticalcare # ... #management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... ↑Se/Sp but very ... #Management #Treatment
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... organ dysfunction caused ... SBP < 100 3. ... recognition and treatment ... #SIRS #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Breathing Trial (SBT ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID19 in the ICU ... 31 • First US case ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Penicillamine induced ... : - Bedside: ice ... pack test/Edrophonium ... test - Cogan ... #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoperfusion - toxic-induced ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... treatment.
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
the lungs are so ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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low back pain (LBP ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology