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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular ... Peripheral nerve - Neuromuscular ... - Muscle #Neuromuscular
Train of Four monitoring is commonly used by anesthesiologists to determine the adequacy of paralytic agents
clinical #management #neuromuscular ... References: Neuromuscular ... contents/monitoring-neuromuscular-blockade
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
Prolonged neuromuscular ... MarkHarrisMD #nmb #neuromuscular
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... neuromyopathy • Neuromuscular ... Thyroid disease #Neuromuscular
Neuromuscular Blockers Reference Table

Depolarizing Agent
 - Succinylcholine (Anectine; Quelicin)
Nondepolarizing Agents
 - Atracurium (Tracrium)
 - Cisatracurium (Nimbex)
Neuromuscular Blockers ... (Norcuron) #Neuromuscular
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
Neuromuscular Blockade ... Monitoring Neuromuscular ... associated with neuromuscular ... DVTs Choice of Neuromuscular ... @nickmmark #Neuromuscular
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Oropharyngeal #Esophageal #Neuromuscular
EEG/Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

 • Use EEG/BIS monitor to ensure sedation depth is
) Monitoring - Neuromuscular ... Index #Monitoring #Neuromuscular
Train of Four (TOF) Monitoring - Neuromuscular Blockade

Used to titrate NMB to the minimum effective dose.
) Monitoring - Neuromuscular ... Four #Monitoring #Neuromuscular
VAN-Vein, artery, nerve #neurovascular #thorax #intercostal #ribs #anatomy
artery, nerve #neurovascular