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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... assessment - Vital signs ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... rigidity) Consider EEG ... #CriticalCare #
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
the knees and hips ... Passive neck flexion causes ... While the pathophysiology ... flexion occurs as ... In very young (less
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... unless worrisome EKG
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
if indicated, also ... • Most will also ... get an EKG and ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
They are caused ... intensive care units (ICU ... thyroid diseases as ... new techniques – e.g ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... of UMN and LMN signs ... Escorial criteria uses ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... also include any ... the following signs ... attending physician (e.g ... > 1000 IU), CNS
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Signs of immunodeficiency ... Inability to produce all ... humoral immunity Signs ... bacterial infections (e.g ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... the underlying pathophysiology ... intensive care unit (ICU