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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
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... care unit #Assessment ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
o Consent o Position ... Labs o Review Meds ... ChestTube #Checklist #Procedure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... & Inspiratory Positive ... intrathoracic procedure ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Suction, Video scope ... /INDUCTION o Position ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management ... #procedure
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
into a supine position ... remains in this position ... The entire procedure ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
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 ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neurology #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
1.19x per liter of positive ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... overdose of home meds ... own objective assessment ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare