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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... if suspected (e.g ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... block (+/- daily EKG ... (e.g. septic arthritis
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... prior resistance. e.g ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
antihypertensive agents is ... (e.g. procedural ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #BloodPressure
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Review of medication ... septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... choledolithiasis (e.g
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... if symptoms of infection ... oral secretions (e.g ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... #Management #CriticalCare
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
symptomatic bradycardia (e.g ... (IBS) Trihexyphenidyl ... #Antagonists #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Table
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
- Review the medication ... interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... in the night (e.g ... #Management #Treatment
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
Stewardship: → What syndrome ... (e.g., UTI, bacteremia ... if frequency of medication ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
Treatment Non-Pharmacologic ... behavioral therapy) Medications ... : • NSAID (e.g. ... antidepressants (e.g ... #Treatment #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess Management ... residual lesion or is ... • Vasculitis (e.g