7 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... causing heart failure ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
patient's diagnosis (e.g ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm ... #PulmCrit
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... - Severe renal failure ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
approach to empiric anticoagulation ... Josh Farkas @pulmcirt ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
Josh Farkas @pulmcirt ... iBookCC #empiric #anticoagulation ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... - When anticoagulation ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... #Checklist # ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... dose paralytic (e.g ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #