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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
- Checklist VITALS ... NOTES: The last clinic ... #Pearls #Checklist ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... dz) • Pt is DNI ... status • Won't Work ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... or TSH level if symptoms ... - Intubation ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium: assess (CAM-ICU ... Family engagement Critical ... will vary with clinical ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... airway or tracheal intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... dysfunction and death can ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms ... ventilation by either intubation ... aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Ice packing ... Plan admission to critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
COVID-19 Clinical Presentation and Labs
Common Symptoms
 • Fever in >75% at some point (~50% on admission)
COVID-19 Clinical ... Biomarkers • CRP ... severe, 24% if ICU ... Presentation #Labs #Workup ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms