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Checklist for SBT with Suspected Cardiovascular Causes of Failure in Mechanical Ventilation Weaning

#Mechanical #Ventilation #Weaning #SBT
Checklist for SBT ... Cardiovascular Causes of Failure ... #Weaning #SBT #Checklist ... #Management #Cardiovascular ... #Failure #Diagnosis
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
across agents' toxicity ... #Management #PatientInfo ... Antidepressants #Comparison ... #SideEffects #SNRIs
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
Side Effects / Toxicity ... AV block, Heart failure ... BetaBlocker #BB #SideEffects ... #Toxicity #AdverseEffects ... #pharmacology #diagnosis
Amiodarone Toxicity and Monitoring

Tremor Ataxia 
Ocular neuritis 
Corneal Microdeposits 
Bradycardia 
Pulmonary fibrosis 
Hepatotoxicity 
Blue-gray skin
Amiodarone Toxicity ... #Amiodarone #Toxicity ... #Monitoring #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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described phases of toxicity ... Progressive multi-organ failure ... coagulopathy, renal failure ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity ... Signs of severe toxicity ... Local anaesthetic toxicity ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... - Respiratory failure ... GHB #Toxicology #Toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... causing heart failure ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
MI, Acute Heart Failure ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Unexpected total power failure ... #Electricity #Failure ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management