22 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... block (+/- daily EKG ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... septic shock (e.g ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Severe Asthma Algorithm ... Diagnostics: Chest ... HCG, ECG if concern ... Emergency #Management #CriticalCare ... #Exacerbation #Algorithm
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... at least 1.2 mg/kg ... don't actively bag ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
death Pursuing a diagnosis ... lead to premature diagnostic ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... (e.g. pneumonia ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... will also get an EKG ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... hypertension (e.g ... might support the diagnosis ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare