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Posterior ECG Lead Placement #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Posterior #Lead #Placement #PosteriorMI #Instructions #ECGEducator
Posterior ECG Lead Placement ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Posterior #Lead #Placement ... #PosteriorMI #Instructions
Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
@psirides #Diagnosis ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CriticalCare # ... Devices #Tubes #Placement
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... Procedure #Management #CriticalCare ... #insertion #placement
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... VISUALIZATION/TUBE PLACEMENT ... ideally post NG placement ... #intubation #checklist ... #criticalcare #
Tracheostomy Procedural Sedation Checklist
Step 1: Provide adequate sedation for paralysis
Step 2: Get adequate analgesia for tracheal
Procedural Sedation Checklist ... hypotension post-placement ... Procedural #Sedation #Checklist ... #management #criticalcare
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
#chesttube #placement ... #checklist #procedure ... #instructions #
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
venous catheter placement ... Identify anatomy ... vein, artery, anatomic ... Guided #POCUS #Placement ... Venous #Management #CriticalCare
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
approach to AKI - Checklist ... FENa) could help differentiate ... performance for diagnosing ... PulmCrit #AKI #Checklist ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology #CriticalCare
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Mechanical: valve replacement ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Framework
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Lipid Profiles - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pregnancy, Hormone Replacement ... LipidProfiles #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm