9 results
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
 - 
Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
#diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... test - Cogan ... sign - Peek sign ... #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... • Examine for signs ... • If ok with ICU ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
is likely the best ... and promote Lung rest ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
in improperly folded ... of UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Management