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Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... Intravenous potassium ... DKA (either via central ... Hypokalemia #Management #CriticalCare
Efficacy and safety of quetiapine in critically ill patients with delirium: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled pilot ... Internet Book of Critical ... Seroquel #Quetiapine #CriticalCare ... Delirium #EBM #VisualAbstract
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
alteration in mental ... inform immediate clinical ... • Give intravenous ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Ill Patients: A Pilot ... Randomized Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #Withholding #VisualAbstract
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Check and expose intravenous ... access. ❹ Control ... an appropriate clinical ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
❺ Give empiric intravenous ... steps. ❽ Insert central ... consider source control ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
likelihood and clinical ... after induction of general ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... anaesthesia #High #Central ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
iatrogenic causes, e.g. central ... help and inform clinical ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
limit to mission-critical ... Early procedural control ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare