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Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... - Review of medication ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... spleen, brain) Indications ... • Persistent fever ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... include abdominal pain ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic ... Pain Management ... in CKD, <2g in liver ... Table #Ladder #medications ... #pharmacology #
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... - Review the medication ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Management #Treatment
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... workup or TSH level ... Drugs to avoid (main ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... #Management #CriticalCare
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
gastric acidity, medications ... GI - glossitis (pain ... of tongue), abd pain ... , intestinal), alcohol ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... swelling, significant pain ... • Weight loss, alcohol ... • Serum urate level
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... Maintenance #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... Antifungal #agents #medications ... Coccidioidomycosis #pharmacology ... #management #treatment