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Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
In the most basic ... : ARDSnet PEEP ladder ... : ARDSnet PEEP ladder ... Modes #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest ... Rewarm: 1) Remove wet ... IV Fluids 6) Bladder ... Hypothermic #Cardiac #Arrest ... #treatment #checklist
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics ... circuit • Generally set ... Oxygenation #ECMO #Basics ... #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... /management of shock ... Most will also get ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... #criticalcare
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist ... Imminent: - Get ... Law #CICO #Checklist ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management ... #CriticalCare
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
compressions, then get ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
dantrolene and cardiac arrest ... • Bladder, gastric ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
ZERO POINT SURVEY (ZPS) - STEPUP Mnemonic

Dubbed the ‘Zero Point Survey’ (ZPS), so called because first
assessment and management ... Breathe, Talk, See, Focus ... team goals and set ... #CriticalCare # ... Arrest #Preshospital
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
and Ohio River basins ... Farmer and forestry work ... adjacent to the focus ... Diagnosis: 1) Fresh wet ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management