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Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... pharmacology #table ... #sensitivities
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Patent, difficult intubation ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
to your airway checklist ... aspects of post-intubation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... #Checklist #ETTDepths
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... on speciation & sensitivities ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #pharmacology #management ... #spectrum #table ... #sensitivities
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... complete body coverage ... #Checklist #SARSCoV2 ... #Management #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... - Intubation ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare