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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... block (+/- daily EKG ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... without chest pain, as ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... checklist Evaluation ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
They may also occur ... This EKG was recorded ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... #Clinical
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... (vital signs, clinical ... #Management #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... limit to mission-critical ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare ... #Management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... clear cause such as ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare