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Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Catheters #CVC #Lines ... #Rates #Complications
Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... overall rates of complications ... The rates of complication ... #Rates #Complications ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site
Complications in the Three-Choice Comparison, According to Insertion-Site
of Central Venous ... the Three-Choice Comparison ... #EBM #RCT #Central ... Catheters #CVC #Lines ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
potential first-line ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Vasopressor #Selection
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
minimum (if no complications ... ) 2) Lines and Tubes ... • Central Venous ... felt to be due to central ... venous line, it
Confirmation that central line is placed on the venous side by visualizing echogenic air bubbles in
Confirmation that central ... line is placed ... POCUS #Clinical #criticalcare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Enteral potassium ... DKA (either via central ... line or split into ... two peripheral lines ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... on an object (like ... #physicalexam #Central ... neurology #bppv #comparison
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
Extension - Neutral ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #XRay #Neck #Comparison
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
- Pharmacology Comparison ... Heart failure (2nd line ... sinus tach (2nd line ... Heart failure (1st line ... #Pharmacology #Comparison