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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ... ICU - Checklist ... /management of shock ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
inversion precordial ARVD ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #differential
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... arrhythmia: - EKG ... incongruous with clinical ... NPO, or profound shock ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... as for septic shock ... (e.g. moderate ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Dehydration Shock ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... block (+/- daily EKG ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare #
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... - CBC with differential ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... Common Causes of Shock ... HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK ... CARDIOGENIC SHOCK ... #CriticalCare
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... The cause of shock ... is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... death Common Clinical ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg ... management #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #