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Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
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disease • Heart failure ... bypass • Below-knee ... Antithrombotic #management ... therapy #dapt #PAD ... #antiplatelet #algorithm
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Endocrine ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... #Algorithm #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
bradycardia. renal/liver failure ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Checklist VITALS: If bad ... pre-existing heart failure ... esp in work-up/management ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
Recall, NAD+ is ... Alcohol depletes NAD ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare