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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Persistent fever, positive ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... disease) - Forced ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Intern Pocket Cards - Pre-Rounding Guide - Daily Checklist
Overnight Events:
 - Night float signout, nursing notes
Interdisciplinary
Guide - Daily Checklist ... on daily basis Radiology ... Microbiology: - Bacterial ... glucose ranges) - Antibiotics ... #management #inpatient
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
- MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES ... (e.g., UTI, bacteremia ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
and Mg2+ whose positive ... must now lose a positive ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are positive ... • IV Antibiotics ... • Persistent bacteremia ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... Antibiotics - ... Beta-lactam until bacterial ... #Influenza #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare