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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... continually in case ... Plan definitive management ... appropriate critical care
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
They are caused ... and suitable treatment ... caused by overt ... hyponatremia); treatment ... gold standard treatment
Mass General Hospital COVID19 Critical Care Treatment Guide

#COVID19 #CriticalCare #Treatment #MGH #Management #Coronavirus #SARSCOV2
COVID19 Critical Care ... Treatment Guide ... #CriticalCare #Treatment ... #MGH #Management
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... Pelvic/penile trauma ... t be tested or are ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
paradigm; optimal care ... witnessed many cases ... resuscitative priorities are ... The following are ... #Management #Trauma
Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Organisms and Treatment ... Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... transmission is rare ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Algorithm and Management ... Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma ... Subarachnoid: Trauma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Conservative/supportive care ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
Treatment of NMS ... is supportive care ... hyperthermia, and management ... considered in milder cases ... #Management #NeurolepticMalignant