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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Post-procedure ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Coronavirus
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
an “objective assessment ... “ (e.g. echo cardiogram ... be performed in most ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
hemophilia type (e.g ... severity Treatment - Acute ... Avoid meds that ... though safety assessment ... disease, though the cost
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... own objective assessment ... get an EKG and ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
acquired/vasoactive meds ... Individualize ; intubation ... not initiate in acute ... Endoscopy 101 - Post-Banding ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Intubation ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Monitoring - Most ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... SE: prolonged QTC ... SE: prolonged QTC ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... The assessment of ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Acute phase → ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... Tests - check Acute