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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Liver function test ... as for septic shock ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Evaluation - ... Liver function tests ... #Checklist #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Initial evaluation ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... oxygen and face mask ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... of a difficult airway ... determine if stress test ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
if you can get away ... is likely the best ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Uncertainty Communication Checklist for Patient Discharge

Introduction
1. Explain to the patient that they are being discharged
2. Ask
Communication Checklist ... and/or by phone Test ... and in what time frame ... Communication #Checklist ... #Discharge #Management