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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Clinical Exam: ... count, and crystal evaluation ... diagnosis Treatment ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
checklist Initial evaluation ... infection (e.g. septic arthritis ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... based on history ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... are excellent at evaluating ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Unknown cause Treatment ... inhibitors under evaluation ... #management #treatment
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... with a negative diagnostic ... evaluation. ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
may not be the case ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare