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ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist ... #ETTDepths #TidalVolumes ... #Table #PulmCrit
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Checklist - Myasthenia ... workup or TSH level ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... #Management #CriticalCare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... Actively maintained fever ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... target potassium level ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... Critical Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Guidelines for Crises ... within 1 h (seek microbiology ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Guidelines for Crises ... field to below level ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... syndrome: • Fever ... joints, knees, wrists ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Even with macular disease ... , may consider risks ... clinical trial Ever ... Pharmacology #Table #Management