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Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... - Myocardial ischemia ... incongruous with clinical ... Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
wrist extensors (ECU ... Instability #Wrist #msk #orthopedics ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... #Management #CriticalCare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... dose paralytic (e.g ... Stuff • Video ... Internet Book of Critical ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... : o Cardiac ischaemia ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Examination for ECU Tendinitis 

ECU tenosynovitis is the second most common type of tenosynovitis around the
Examination for ECU ... Tendinitis ECU ... carpi #ulnaris #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
The clinician squeezes ... accessory muscles (eg ... Intraoperative #physicalexam ... #video #tendon ... #ankle #orthopedics
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... medical and surgical management
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Carpi Ulnaris (ECU ... Synergy Test for ECU ... ulnaris #Tendinitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics