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Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... patients (including cardiac ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... labs should be drawn ... essential, use lowest dose ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
❺ If ischaemia does ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on Echocardiogram

1 year old child with rapidly worsening dyspnea. No murmur.
This was
Right Atrial Appendage ... Surgery was done ... in a pediatric cardiac ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... adjusting the dose ... Cardiac cath if ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
❹ Insert intra-arterial ... ❾ Plan further management ... in critical care ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment