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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... (e.g. pneumonia ... hypoventilation due to drug ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... - Relevant drug ... levels (e.g. lithium ... rigidity) Consider EEG ... Diagnosis
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... Chest Pain • ECG ... Connect ECG Leads ... Patients DIE: Drugs
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
potentially causative drugs ... septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... choledolithiasis (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
early HFNC or BiPAP ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... Drugs to avoid ( ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST‐10) Questionnaire and Interpretation
1. Have you used drugs other than those required
Are you always able ... you ever feel bad ... use (e.g., memory ... 3–5 - Moderate level ... Questionnaire #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g ... #management #cardiology