9 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... for metastatic infection ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Chest X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... causes: TB, fungal infection ... adrenoleukodystrophy, check point ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Insufficiency: Long-term
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
after an initial injection ... inform immediate clinical ... ensure adequate lung ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
POCUS Young ... ultimately was diagnosed ... Teaching point: ... get fooled by lung ... #clinical
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
via cold saline injection ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... Unstable Angina ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
There is point tenderness ... This patient’s clinical ... of breath and point ... consider intra-abdominal ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung