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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Clinical Manifestations ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Hematology #SickleCell #Complications ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Cardiac: multiple case ... incr in 27-75% • PCT ... 28% -> Incr risk complications ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... Box C). ⓬ Treat complications ... indicated COMPLICATIONS ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL ... pathophysiology as ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... #management #treatment
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... three weeks Clinical ... IgM antibody Complications ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dermatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
adverse events or complications ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Failure (ADHF) as ... diagnosis but rather ... to be in ADHF starts ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment implications ... breakdown of glycogen stores ... hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
Current Knowledge as ... 5–21 days • Clinical ... → scabs; often starts ... : PCR of material ... #management #virus