10 results
Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Evaluation #Mnemonic
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
Hypotension - Evaluation ... Algorithm OFTEN ... Mnemonic: OWN ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... #Checklist
Slit Lamp Evaluation Mnemonic - L's & C's

Mnemonic for systematically assessing all portions of the eye,
Slit Lamp Evaluation ... Mnemonic - L's ... and sclera) Cornea ... #SlitLamp #Evaluation ... #Checklist
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Mnemonic - MASCOTS ... Airway (Patent, difficult ... #Mnemonic #MASCOTS ... #criticalcare #
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
Combined Difficult ... essentials of the DAS algorithm ... Management #DAS #Difficult ... #Algorithm #Combined ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... consider depending on context ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #Delirium #Evaluation ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... pomagnesemia Evaluation ... with clinical context ... Critical Care #Checklist ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Management This algorithm ... principles of the algorithm ... In the context of ... ventilation is difficult ... #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
in Brain Death Evaluation ... correct clinical context ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm