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The four different types of takotsubo syndrome during diastole (left column) and systole (middle column). The
types of takotsubo syndrome ... The blue dashed ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... SubTypes #Takotsubo #Syndrome ... Cardiomyopathy #Comparison
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... performed in most cases ... Management ● Early ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... Sedation titration (RASS ... IntensiveCare #Syndrome ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Body temperature rises ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... acute coronary syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
delivering high flow rates ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... and the Troponin rises ... Cardiology cannot ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... and the Troponin rises ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Sedation Scale (RASS ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management