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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... pre-existing heart failure ... esp in work-up/management ... #Pearls #Checklist
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
(ACLF) Clinical ... Lung Failure ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Unexpected total power failure ... theatres, recovery, ICU ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... causing heart failure ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... Family engagement Critical ... will vary with clinical ... bradycardia. renal/liver failure ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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histological and clinical ... lesions #PCLs #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... limit to mission-critical ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... Witnesses #patient #ICU
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... Bariatric Intestinal Failure ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Barium swallow is ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... - Severe renal failure ... Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management