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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... care: steroids ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Options for Clinically ... Gram-Negative Coverage Are ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Reading Chest X-Rays - Anatomy Labelled

Reading a chest x-ray (CXR) is an incredibly important aspect of
a chest x-ray (CXR ... important aspect of acute ... care medicine and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Anatomy #CXR #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... : DAH, acute febrile ... common • Imaging: CXR ... Renal Failure Treatment ... • Supportive Care
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... who are intolerant ... contraindications to acute ... Pharmacology #Management #Neurology
Locked-In Syndrome on Physical Exam

56 year-old male with acute onset altered sensorium. Suffered a cardiac arrest
year-old male with acute ... Brief CPR and intubated ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms - Management Algorithm with Hypertonic Saline
The goal of acute management is to
Saline The goal of acute ... by 5 and they are ... Management #Algorithm #treatment ... Hypertonic #Saline #nephrology
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... trend response to treatment ... BAL (Washings are ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
IgM and an IgG core ... generally indicates an acute ... commonly run in the clinical ... B core antibody ... Antibody #Levels #Serology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Management of Acute ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment