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Equipment Checklist for Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) Drainage: 
 • 18g spinal needle with sheath guard, with
Checklist for Peritonsillar ... Abscess (PTA) Drainage ... #Abscess #PTA # ... Drainage #Equipment ... Supplies #Checklist #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Myocardial abscess ... • Aggressive management ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
masks, gowns INSERTION ... Connect to pleural drainage ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... insertion #placement
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... Prompt removal/drainage ... (e.g., abscess, ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Invasive Fungal Infection ... vary by site of infection ... when feasible Management ... infected catheters or drainage ... of abscesses Selection