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Thoracic Radiology: Ground-Glass Opacification (GGO)
CONTENTS Ground-glass opacity (GGO) Initial approach to GGO Subtypes of GGO Diffuse GGO Mosaic GGO Crazy-paving ➡️ GGO in a nodular configuration: Centrilobular GGO nodules ➡️ Non-centrilobular GGO nodules GGO involved in larger nodules: Halo sign ➡️ Reverse halo sign ➡️ Mosaic attenuation (1) Mosaic GGO (2) Mosaic 2/2 small airway disease (3) Mosaic 2/2 […]
Neurological examination & neuroanatomy
CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 Neurological examination Global function & mental status Level of consciousness Motor responses to pain Breathing patterns Aphasia Cranial nerves CN2,3 – Pupillary abnormalities Approach to anisocoria Unilateral pupillary abnormalities Horner’s syndrome Bilateral pupillary abnormalities CN3,4,6 – Extraocular movements CN3-Oculomotor nerve CN6-Abducens nerve Testing of horizontal gaze abnormalities Specific abnormalities of horizontal […]
Acute Demyelinating Disorders
CONTENTS Inflammatory demyelinating disorders Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) & acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) Multiple sclerosis Myelitis due to multiple sclerosis Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis Acute Multiple Sclerosis (Marburg variant) Balo concentric sclerosis GFAP-IgG associated myelitis Idiopathic transverse myelitis Management considerations for inflammatory demyelinating disorders Emergency complications of demyelinating disorders Treatment Other […]
Guide to supportive care in critical illness
CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 The understated importance of high-quality supportive care Medications to avoid in ICU Prophylaxis DVT prophylaxis GI prophylaxis Anemia & transfusion targets Glycemic control Nutrition for the intubated patient Pain, agitation, and delirium Analgesia & pain management Sedation of the intubated patient Delirium prevention Volume status & diuresis Electrolyte management Troponin elevation […]
Immune-related adverse events from checkpoint inhibitors
CONTENTS Rapid reference 🚀 Introduction to checkpoint inhibitors Core principles of immunotherapy-related adverse events Immune-related adverse events in the ICU Specific organ-system involvement Cardiac Pneumonitis Colitis Hepatitis Nephritis Endocrine Neurologic Hematologic Dermatologic Podcast Questions & discussion Pitfalls basic tests to consider in critically ill patient s/p checkpoint inhibitor (more) Labs: CBC with differential, electrolytes. Coagulation […]
Pulmonary complications from malignancy and its treatments
CONTENTS Approach to pulmonary dysfunction in a patient with cancer Specific disorders Parenchymal lung metastases Leukostasis Pulmonary leukemic infiltrates Airway metastases Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) ➡️ Lymphangitic carcinomatosis Pulmonary tumor emboli Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) Pulmonary tumor macroemboli ➡️ Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) Iatrogenic: Radiation pneumonitis Checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis Other topics: Pulmonary complications from […]
EMCrit 296 – The French Connection, Part 1 – Resuscitation Geography, Logistics, & Ergonomics
A new series on the philosophy and psychology of resuscitation…
CAR-T cell therapy recipient in the ICU
CONTENTS Initial approach to CAR-T recipient in ICU CRS (cytokine release syndrome) Epidemiology Clinical manifestations Laboratory findings Differential diagnosis Staging Management Combined CRS & ICANS HLH (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis) DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation) ICANS (immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome) Epidemiology Clinical manifestations Radiology Laboratory findings CSF EEG Diagnosis & differential diagnosis Staging Management Podcast Questions & […]
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 Pathophysiology Causes of ICH Imaging Getting started – Which scans to order initially Noncontrast CT scan CT angiography +/- venography MRI Invasive angiography Treatment Airway management Anticoagulation reversal Blood pressure management Neurosurgical interventions Supratentorial hematoma evacuation Cerebellar hematoma Intraventricular hemorrhage & EVD Seizure monitoring & management Other supportive measures Prognostication Related […]
Pulmonary embolism diagnosis & treatment of low-risk PE
CONTENTS Rapid reference 🚀 Risk factors and epidemiology Clinical presentation of PE Massive/submassive PE Large central PE Pulmonary infarction DVT Individual tests: D-dimer Arterial blood gas (ABG) DVT ultrasound to evaluate for PE Chest radiograph Radiology CT angiography in pulmonary embolism Causes of a filling defect on CT angiography CT angiography Causes of filling defect: […]
Thrombotic microangiopathies (including TTP, ST-HUS, and C-HUS)
CONTENTS Thrombotic Microangiopathy(TMA) Definition of TMA Causes of TMA Investigating the cause of TMA Initial empiric therapy for TMA Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) Epidemiology of acquired TTP Clinical presentation of TTP Initial treatment of acquired TTP Shiga-Toxin mediated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (ST-HUS) Epidemiology & presentation of ST-HUS Diagnosis of ST-HUS Treatment of ST-HUS Complement-mediated Hemolytic […]
Autoimmune Encephalitis
CONTENTS Definitions & classifications General clinical features Diagnostic evaluation CSF evaluation MRI EEG Evaluation for underlying malignancy Anatomic classification Limbic encephalitis Cortical-subcortical encephalitis Basal ganglia involvement, including striatal encephalitis Diencephalic encephalitis Brainstem encephalitis Cerebellitis Meningoencephalitis Encephalomyelitis Classification by antibody Antibodies against intracellular proteins Antibodies against cell surface proteins Management of autoimmune encephalitis Specific disorders Anti-NMDA […]
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