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Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... c deliriogenic meds ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
- Checklist VITALS ... and go see the patient ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Diuresis in Critical ... in the later (e.g ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... volume overloaded patients ... #management #criticalcare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient ... in ICU Clarify ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #ICU #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... changes (especially QT ... incongruous with clinical ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... (vital signs, clinical ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... DO NOT wake up patient ... #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... negative fluid balance ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
pathway likely an imbalance ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... clinically deteriorating ... teratogenic GDMT meds