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AIME Airway Checklist
#Management #Peds #CriticalCare #Airway #Intubation #Checklist #AIME #PEMSource
Airway Checklist #Management ... #Peds #CriticalCare ... Checklist #AIME #PEMSource
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... acquired/vasoactive meds ... Controversies Regarding ... ScopingSundays #Esophageal
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the ... long lasting pain meds ... @nickmmark #Weaning ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
c deliriogenic meds ... patient's glasses & hearing ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
- Dermal gel pads ... Infusion lines not resting ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
diseases that cause esophageal ... Other esophageal ... secondary causes leading ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... classic "bird beaking ... High resolution esophageal ... Achalasia #Diagnosis #Management ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Los Angeles Classification of Reflux Esophagitis
Accurate endoscopic assessment of reflux esophagitis is vital in making accurate
decisions on patients' management ... involves >75% of the esophageal ... Esophagitis #diagnosis #grading ... #gastroenterology