Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
list here, ie hyponatremia ... will also get an EKG ... and CXR ... Admissions #ICU #Pearls ... #Checklist #diagnosis
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
• Provoked (e.g ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... - Age < 45-50 years ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... HTN possible w/ early ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... during Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Median age 50 years ... predominance, Relapsing-remitting ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... ) • IVIg 2 g/kg ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... arrest, start CPR ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup