- The student sorts disorders of consciousness (quantitative and qualitative).
- The student can use the AVPU score.
- The student can make a plan for the initial differential diagnosis of conscious disorders and prioritize the treatment steps.
- The student can examine the patient's pupils, meningeal signs, and signs of lateralization and interpret the pathological findings.
- The student defines delirium and states the difference between delirium and agitation.
- The student discusses possible causes of ICU delirium.
- The student knows the possible pharmacotherapy of delirium.
- The student knows the typical diagnosis associated with seizures.
- The student can describe situations where there is a need for pharmacological termination of seizures.
- The student knows the treatment of generalized status epilepticus (SE).
- The student makes a plan for an initial differential diagnosis of seizures.
- The student knows the normal values of glycemia.
- The student knows the symptoms of hypoglycemia.
- The student knows the initial treatment of hypoglycemia.
- The student characterizes 2 serious states associated with hyperglycemia.
- The student knows the principles of hyperglycemia treatment and possible shifts in potassium levels.
Intensive Care Medicine
Day 8: Disability, Clinical Department Visit (KARIM)
Learning outcomes
In this chapter, we will discuss the pathologies which could be found and solved in "D" during the ABCDE approach.
You can find a summary of information on this topic in the text below. Detailed information is available in video lectures and recommended literature.
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