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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Management Summary ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... Distal joints, knees
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... confirmatory lab tests ... Cornerstone of treatment ... discontinuing all ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... - Remove all ... including DM • Treatment ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... 10 minutes of rest ... ) on room air Treatment ... no established medical ... #treatment #hepatology
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
matthewarentz et al ... updated treatment ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Management Summary ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test ... for adenoma • Medical ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... determine if stress test ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... perioperative medical ... and surgical management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
conditions which all ... carry treatment ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... sensitive tests ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... can act as source