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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... tox/infectious workup ... Substantially reduced level ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... checklist Evaluation ... as for septic shock ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
assessment of Shock ... , i.e. septic shock ... FALLS #protocol #algorithm ... #Pulmonology #CriticalCare ... #POCUS
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
Care Medicine algorithm ... goal-directed stepwise management ... #Shock #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare # ... Pediatrics #Sepsis #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... /management of shock ... bedside echo is never ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... and/or digoxin level ... #Checklist #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for hemoglobin level ... If volume restoration ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... target potassium level ... NPO, or profound shock ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Persistent fever ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management