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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Disability — check blood ... and ventilate if ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Persistent fever ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... ultrasound - Calcium level ... - Triglyceride level ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... workup or TSH level ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... should be drawn in pediatric ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
odour, flash, flame ... from airway • Flood ... material • Flood ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... • Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
elevates the stress level ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... bedside echo is never ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia If ... Actively maintained fever ... • Intracranial blood ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management