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Immediate threats and stabilization
Time critical priorities
Airway protection triggers
Bulbar weakness with inability to handle secretions
Recurrent aspiration
Breathing failure triggers
Rapidly progressive ascending weakness
Single breath count less than 20
Circulatory instability triggers
Labile blood pressure
Symptomatic bradycardia or tachyarrhythmia
If impending respiratory failure, early ICU and early intubation pathway
Monitoring and targets
Monitoring bundle
Continuous cardiac monitoring for autonomic neuropathy risk
High grade AV block risk in Guillain Barre syndrome
Ventricular arrhythmia risk with dysautonomia
Serial respiratory mechanics
Forced vital capacity trending
Negative inspiratory force trending
Frequent neuro checks
Progression pattern and tempo
New cranial nerve deficits
High risk red flags
Red flags
Rapid progression over hours to days
Concern for Guillain Barre syndrome
Concern for spinal cord or cauda equina process
Asymmetric painful multifocal deficits
Concern for vasculitic neuropathy
Concern for compressive radiculopathy
Fever or meningismus with neuro deficits
Concern for infectious polyradiculitis
Concern for epidural abscess
New bladder or bowel dysfunction
Concern for cauda equina syndrome
Concern for spinal cord compression
Early consultation triggers
Team activation
Neurology consultation triggers
Suspected Guillain Barre syndrome
Rapidly progressive weakness
Critical care consultation triggers
Declining respiratory mechanics
Dysautonomia with hemodynamic instability
Neurosurgery consultation triggers
Imaging concern for compressive lesion
Acute cauda equina syndrome concern
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