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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Interpretation Checklist ... Sacro-iliac joints - Ribs ... - Lung bases ... labeled #anatomy #msk ... #checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... ensure that the lung ... is not adherent ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Lung Strain is Tidal ... likely the best ... rest and recovery ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
rest, minimizing ... injury • ECMO is ... VA-ECMO when CPR is ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... other lung disease ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shoulder X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
1. Assess glenohumeral alignment
2. Outline the proximal humerus
3. Assess acromioclavicular joint and coracoclavicular
Interpretation Checklist ... Assess the ribs ... Assess the lung ... interpretation #radiology #msk
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... under-layer ideally long-cuffed ... using BVM: Hold mask ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist ... Ask help received ... Law #CICO #Checklist ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management ... #CriticalCare