Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis ... and management ... fibrosis, Radiation therapy ... #management #Differential ... #workup #algorithm
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
glucose - Review ... - CBC with differential ... tox/infectious workup ... #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 β€’ Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
and duration of therapy ... , cessation of therapy ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
possible - Review ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... therapy early in ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Empiric therapy ... #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
you can always review ... /management of shock ... ) MEDS: Quick review ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... of breathing, thereby ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... auto-transfusion and relief ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
No pharmacologic ... therapy has been ... therapy has been ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare