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ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
ICU Hypotension ... - Evaluation Algorithm ... MD @vmoitra #ICU ... #CriticalCare # ... OFTEN #Mnemonic #Checklist
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... trolley in our ICU ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Delirium in the ICU ... /Mg/Phos - CBC ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... Fluid bolus 20 cc ... CBC, chemistry, ... Emergency #Management #CriticalCare ... #Exacerbation #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... pts a CBC and CMP ... #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... including Ca/Mg/Phos), CBC ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
intubation & lower ICU ... mortality compared to CNC ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
volumes of ~6 cc ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Check and maintain ABC ... • Consider CBC ... : • Admit to PICU ... pediatrics #peds #algorithm