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COVID-19: ICU Guidelines for the Non-Intensivist
Infection Control
Risk Factors for Severe Disease
Initial Laboratory Workup
COVID-19 Specific Medications
Respiratory
Cardiac
Hematologic
Neuro/Sedation

#COVID19 #ICU
COVID-19: ICU Guidelines ... Infection Control Risk ... #ICU #criticalcare ... NonIntensivist #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
- Risk Stratification ... #Embolism #Risk ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Risk of vancomycin ... by minimizing risk ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Diabetes regimen ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... are > 3 cm in diameter ... presence of patient risk ... Management options ... with a higher risk
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
- Differential Diagnosis ... post-obstructive 3) Diabetes ... puts patients at risk ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
re-insertion due to risk ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
drips unless also diabetic ... as you risk causing ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
with an increased risk ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology