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Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... their validity (e.g ... incongruous with clinical ... context & EKG) ... #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... when possible (eg ... dysrhythmias (eg ... reverse the insult (eg ... #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... early & document (e.g ... hemostatic agents (e.g ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... #CriticalCare
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Radiographic findings (eg ... Laboratory findings (eg ... definite MS 4. ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
dose paralytic (e.g ... at least 1.2 mg/kg ... Internet Book of Critical ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
Diuresis in Critical ... in the later (e.g ... de-escalation) phases of critical ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
of neurological deficit ... ECG: AF. ... CHA2DS2VASc: 5. ... Ultrasound #Cardiology #Clinical
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... NOTES: The last clinic ... the Pt's current clinical ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare