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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... ) A - Airway (Patent ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Management #Treatment ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Witness patient ... in ICU Clarify ... labs should be drawn ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #ICU #CriticalCare
Guideline for Reversal of Antithrombotics in Intracranial Hemorrhage

The table summarizes the recommendations for adult patients on
Hemorrhage The table ... recommendations for adult patients ... IntracranialHemorrhage #ICH ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Awakening Trial (SAT ... critically ill patients ... No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Consent o Position Patient ... TECHNIQUE o Scrub, drape ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
- Checklist VITALS ... and go see the patient ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
cardiogenic shock in patients ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology # ... criticalcare
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... airway expertise e.g ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Plan definitive management ... transfer of the patient ... • Prep and drape ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management