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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... Resistance, Main Uses ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... Effect #Management #Comparison
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... #Table #Causes
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... choledolithiasis (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
is not desired (e.g ... is not desired (e.g ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #criticalcare
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... 85% of predicted value ... production to cause ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... : EKG ($), ECHO
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular → PE, PAH ... findings based on cause ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
system including valves ... and positioning (e.g ... (eg steroid dependency ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare