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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Assessment of newborn ... develop long-term neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Newborns #Assessment
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

 • Initial Assessment
 • BP/Temp/BG
 • IV Alteplase
 • Tx of ICB
Ischemic Stroke Management ... • Initial Assessment ... Anticoagulants • Core ... Ischemic #Stroke #Management ... #CVA #neurology
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) - Management Algorithm
Prognostic score for CVT:
Variables: Malignancy 2, Coma 2, Deep venous
) - Management Algorithm ... Prognostic score ... for CVT: Variables ... Venous #Thrombosis #Management ... #Algorithm #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
(core, penumbra ... MRI-confirmed non-lacunar CVA ... #ischemic #CVA ... workup #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... o Consent o Position ... Labs o Review Meds ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... Suction, Video scope ... /INDUCTION o Position ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #intubation #checklist
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... Lytes including Ca ... on ultrasound), assessment ... pulmonary congestion, assessment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... own objective assessment ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Total Score 0-42
1a. Level of consciousness
1b. LOC questions
1c. LOC commands
2.
(NIHSS) Total Score ... Diagnosis #Nursing #Assessment ... #CVA #Neurology
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... - Dermal gel pads ... Wrists in neutral position ... Alternate Swimmers Position ... #CriticalCare #Management