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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... #Extubation #Checklist ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
further to the pilot ... incorrect ETT placement ... Thus, in some cases ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Confirmation #Placement
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
by attaching a table ... to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist ... #TidalVolumes #Table
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... the tube as it passes ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Tracheostomy Procedural Sedation Checklist
Step 1: Provide adequate sedation for paralysis
Step 2: Get adequate analgesia for tracheal
Procedural Sedation Checklist ... hypotension post-placement ... Casey Albin, MD ... Procedural #Sedation #Checklist ... #management #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #intubation #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... airway #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... exacerbation (any cause ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... . central line placement ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... checklist Evaluation ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare