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Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Setting up for extubation ... , overfeeding, etc ... long lasting pain meds ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Free flowing IV, EKG ... if uncertain POST ... INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
low flow oxygen (e.g ... been abandoned by most ... us believe that intubation ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
to facilitate extubation ... SE: prolonged QTC ... SE: prolonged QTC ... #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... dose paralytic (e.g ... Post-procedure ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
for Treatment of Delirium ... c deliriogenic meds ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Intubation ... Monitoring - Most ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Excessive heating (most ... • Excessive insulation ... and children (most ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
arrhythmia: - EKG ... changes (especially QT ... potassium level - Most ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... get an EKG and ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare