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PRONE POSITIONING - Portsmouth ICU @icu_portsmouth

#Prone #Positioning #Procedure #Proning #Protocol #Checklist #Instructions #Protocol #Proned #Management #CriticalCare
POSITIONING - Portsmouth ICU ... #Positioning #Procedure ... Protocol #Proned #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDS
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... was defined as positive ... qSOFA, defined as positive ... #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
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
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Delirium (PAD) in the ICU ... Addressing the ICU ... moderate sedation for procedures ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
cultures (three sets ... Persistent fever, positive ... • Aggressive management ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... must now lose a positive ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... : - Bedside: ice ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Difficulty raising the arms ... from a seated position ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBsICD ... should be done on diagnosis ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis