6 results
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
ensure that the lung ... is not adherent ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... insertion #placement
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
injury • ECMO is ... ANTICOAGULATION • To reduce risk ... protocol ELECTROLYTE REPLACEMENT ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
venous catheter placement ... Identify anatomy of insertion ... the needle tip is ... Catheter #Venous #Management ... #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... determine if stress test ... Chest X-ray: ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest X-ray ... and lung ultrasound ... (exclude other lung ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
vasopressors and lower risk ... via cold saline injection ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management