10 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... #criticalcare #
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... arrhythmia: - EKG ... their validity (e.g ... context & EKG) ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... #Management #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
early & document (e.g ... limit to mission-critical ... hemostatic agents (e.g ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... will also get an EKG ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... dose paralytic (e.g ... Internet Book of Critical ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Clubbing of the Fiingers: Bulbous appearance of the distal fingers associated with a 
number of uncommon
lung conditions (e.g ... , IPF, cancer, etc ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Clubbing
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
inflammatory processes (e.g ... anterior uveits, keratitis ... outside the eye (e.g ... Images #Clinical ... Ophthalmology #Photo
Clubbing of the Fiingers: Bulbous appearance of the distal fingers associated with a number of uncommon
lung conditions (e.g ... IPF, cancer, etc ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Clubbing
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
complex neutrophilic dermatosis ... wide variety of clinical ... corticosteroid (eg ... Gangrenosum #PG #clinical ... #photo #dermatology