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Confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) Flow sheet. 
#Diagnosis #Nursing #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod #IntensiveCareUnit
method for the ICU ... (CAM-ICU) Flow ... Diagnosis #Nursing #CAMICU
SICU/CTICU Transfusion Guidelines

#Transfusion #Thresholds #Guidelines #Algorithm #Management #PRBC #SICU #CriticalCare
SICU/CTICU Transfusion ... Management #PRBC #SICU
Figure 1: CAM-ICU flow sheet. Courtesy of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2002. Used with permission. CAM-ICU
Figure 1: CAM-ICU ... CAM-ICU = Confusion ... Diagnosis #Nursing #CAMICU
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... Evaluation #Workup #MICU
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... Management #Treatment #MICU
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
common in OR; in MICU
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Factors: • SICU ... > MICU, ♀, ↑Age
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
ICU Hypotension ... RESPONSIVENESS ECHO/POCUS ... MD @vmoitra #ICU
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Diagnosis #Peds #EM #PICU ... #POCUS #Lung #Pneumonia
Key Antibiotics in the ICU

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Antibiotics #ICU #CriticalCare #Antibiogram #Pharmacology #Management #sensitivities
Antibiotics in the ICU ... #Antibiotics #ICU