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Management of status epilepticus

Big thanks to Dr. Grossman, one of MetroHealth's neurocritical care attendings for his
Management of status ... neurocritical care ... - MH/CCF/CWRU ... EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... Assessment of volume status ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... although there are ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... #ACCAHA #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
virus • CMV • EBV ... virus, Snowshoe Hare ... and meningismus are ... Symptoms: • Acute ... Altered mental status
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
HSV PCR would cause ... decision tools are ... on the basis of CSF ... and immunologic status ... is proposed: #Management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... NT) - If both are
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare