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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
disturbance/loss, Slow ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... Sedation titration (RASS ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Sedation Scale (RASS ... will vary with clinical ... Can give in low ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
augment forward flow ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Signs: weight gain ... may lack lung rales ... angiography if low ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
coronary blood flow ... and the Troponin rises ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
hallucinations, rashes ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... #valleyfever #management ... #antifungals #comparison
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Fluconazole - Benefits: Low ... hallucinations, rashes ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... #pharmacology #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... , joint pain, chest ... pain • Rarely, ... fungal stain of clinical ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management