15 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound ... UCG pos. ... Diagnosis/differential ... Pregnancy #Pelvis #Ultrasound ... #clinical #OBGyn
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Number one cause of culture ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Mycobacterial etc ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Emergency Baby Delivery - Equipment Checklist
 • Sterile gloves
 • Sterile scissors
 • 2 Clamps for
with absorbable suture ... (e.g. ... Neonatal bag valve mask ... #Emergency #management ... #obstetrics #obgyn
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
general, we expand antibiotics ... cellulitis, as clinical ... ) alternative diagnosis ... drug reaction, etc ... #EBM #ID #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... #Management #CriticalCare
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... following): (1) Clinical ... erythema, discharge, etc ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... compression (using ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #obgyn
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... : • Empiric antibiotics ... may narrow per culture ... #management