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Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
sit patient up, avoid ... therapy, wean or avoid ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Sedation PRN (avoid ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Avoid coagulopathy ... - Avoid anticoagulants ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Avoid large-volume ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
MEDICATIONS • AVOID ... Balance #management #criticalcare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Avoid unnecessary ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
recruitment • FiO2: avoid ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Drugs to avoid ( ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Post-Intubation Pre-Departure Checklist - COVID19
1. If intubated, CONFIRM ETT PLACEMENT -> EtCO2
   - If
HiOX mask - Avoid ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
Avoid in renal failure ... Avoid in liver/renal ... Monitoring #neurology #criticalcare