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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TEE) • Chest CT ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... involvement - CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... prioritized as the critical ... diagnostic step ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... PET/CT: aortitis ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... , clinical appearance ... #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Pneumonia Signs ... radiograph or CT ... #Pulmonary #Community
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... Diagnostic tests ... effusion - CT ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Management #CriticalCare