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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... haemodynamic impairment Set ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... by attaching a table ... to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist
Checklist for Return to Supine Position

#Proning #Proned #Algorithm #Supine #Supination #ARDS #Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Checklist for Return ... Proning #Proned #Algorithm ... Supine #Supination #ARDS ... #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Epistaxis Management Algorithm / Checklist

1. blow out clots 
2. vasoconstrictor spray 
3. nose clip or direct
Epistaxis Management Algorithm ... / Checklist ... bleeding: TXA soaked ... Nasal #NoseBleed #Algorithm ... #Checklist #ENT
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... be diffuse, but not ... see heterogenous patterns ... but if you can get ... #foamed #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... disease) - Forced ... ) - Forced vital ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Enduring pattern ... is stable and of ... is not due to another ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... ERCP - Not routinely ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... is accessible/not ... between legs Arms ... Proning #Nursing #Checklist ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
This is not uncommon ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare