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Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Confirm ears are not bent ... secure Chest: ... - Chest drains ... not resting on ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
The differential diagnosis ... of multiple B-lines ... from the anterior chest ... #absence #Lung ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... blood flow in the chest ... Responsiveness #Tolerance #testing ... #diagnosis #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Generally first line ... including HTN), and ↑ oral ... non-OTC prolonging agent ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
food or saliva • Chest ... Achalasia: Testing ... The diagnosis ... manometry: • Absence ... toxin, use of oral
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... Urinary antigen testing ... level • A low or normal ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs