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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Internet Book of Critical ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... #Pharmacology # ... Effect #Management
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
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
prior resistance. e.g ... ESBL, KPC, VRE. etc ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
rupture, VSD, etc ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... #Management #CriticalCare
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
of shock, HOCM, etc ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #