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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 ... as data on new treatment ... 31 • First US case ... #CriticalCare ... : Marino's The ICU
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... … #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... #Pharmacology #Treatment ... #Virus #Antiviral
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH ... • Spontaneous ICH ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... = dilated BV = raises ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
They are caused ... intensive care units (ICU ... in 1850 and the cause ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare ... hyperthyroidism, #ICU
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... epilepticus which may cause ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... recognition and treatment ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Infections+++: Virus ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... of emergency, ICU ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... intensive care unit (ICU ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... : - Bedside: ice ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Myasthenia Crises ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
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Causes of COVIDー ... 19 ICU delirium ... #delirium #causes ... #differential #coronavirus ... #diagnosis #criticalcare