19 results
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
rest and recovery ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... other lung disease ... #Management #CriticalCare
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Pathogenesis and clinical ... tendon is 15cm long ... Thompson calf squeeze test ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology ... #msk #orthopedics
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... using BVM: Hold mask ... Internet Book of Critical ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... use conventional lung-protective ... Internet Book of Critical ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
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 ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... Liver function tests ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #Diagnosis #Management