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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Delirium in the ICU ... recent events/procedures ... tox/infectious workup ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup ... #MICU #CriticalCare
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Clinical Trial and Meta-Analysis ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #ICU #Withholding ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... failure, esp in work-up ... history Initial Work-up ... : • For most ICU ... #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... & Inspiratory Positive ... status • Won't Work ... intrathoracic procedure ... #indications #criticalcare
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
o Consent o Position ... Labs o Review Meds ... ChestTube #Checklist #Procedure ... #Management #CriticalCare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
dominated by Na+ whose positive ... and Mg2+ whose positive ... both work together ... must now lose a positive ... #foamed #criticalcare
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
Tracheostomy - Procedure ... performed in the ICU ... Position: neck extension ... tracheostomy tube position ... #Tracheostomy #criticalcare