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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... checklist Evaluation ... as for septic shock ... #Pancreatitis #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
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive hemoptysis = life ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
for Three Common Causes ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... for hemoglobin level ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: ... no respiratory cause ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... Toxic Salicylate Level
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
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
) or septic shock ... devices could have caused ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
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
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia If ... Actively maintained fever ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup