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Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
- Management of ... Diagnostics: Chest ... CBC, chemistry, ... HCG, ECG if concern ... #CriticalCare #
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
) Morphology Microcytic ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... including Ca/Mg/Phos), CBC ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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AIH-PBC Overlap ... , AIH diagnosis ... Anti-Smooth Muscle Abs (ASMA ... Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... most ICU pts a CBC ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... Diagnostic tests ... - CT scan if diagnostic ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... #Management #CriticalCare