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The most common acquired causes of weakness
in the critically ill patient in the intensive care unit are critical
illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy
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Aetiology
Causes of weakness in the ITU
Drugs Details Medications steroids, neuromuscular blockers (pancuronium, vecuronium), zidovudine,
Amiodarone Undiagnosed neuromuscular disorder myasthenia, LEMS, inflammatory myopathies,
mitochondrial myopathy, acid maltase deficiency. Spinal cord disease Ischaemia, compression, trauma, vasculitis, demyelination Critical illness myopathy, polyneuropathy Loss of muscle mass Cachectic myopathy, rhabdomyolysis Electrolyte disorders Hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, hypermagnesemia Systemic illness Porphyria, AIDS, vasculitis, paraneoplastic, toxic Clinical
Differentials
Investigations
Management
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Critical illness neuromuscular weakness
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