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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
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Persistent fever, positive ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
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 ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
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 ... #criticalcare # ... airway #management
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 ... own objective assessment ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
electroencephalogram, FPR false-positive ... Coma Scale Motor score ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
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 ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management