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Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... systolic excursion; TR ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
/ DSI / Awake ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation) o Chest ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac
Targeted Temperature Management ... - A Randomized Clinical ... 318(4):341-350. doi ... #Temperature #Management ... #TTM48 #TTH48 #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... #CriticalCare
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Diagnosis and Management ... Clinical construct ... EmmGeezee #Sepsis #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
dz) • Pt is DNI ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically ... CAP #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare