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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
- Bi-Level Positive ... risk patients (ie ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare # ... management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... - Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... HFNC or BiPAP if ... #Management #CriticalCare
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 ... Admissions #ICU #Pearls ... #workup #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... and/or digoxin level ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
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
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... viral arthritis Workup ... Imipenem Clinical Pearls ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia If ... Distinguish early ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... post op Cardiology ... • Older > 50 years ... medical and surgical management
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
resistance • Improves work ... avoid the nose and ears ... abdominal distension if ... #Neonate #Management ... #ABCDE #Peds #Pediatrics
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... - Ferritin, liver ... - Consider early ... #Influenza #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare