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ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
#Management #CriticalCare ... Checklist #ETTDepths #TidalVolumes ... #Table #PulmCrit
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Selection #Algorithm #PulmCrit
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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... Substantially reduced level ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... workup or TSH level ... monitoring (vital signs ... ://twitter.com/PulmCrit ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
target potassium level ... Josh Farkas @pulmcrit ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... 10% above this level ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #