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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... • Aggressive management ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation Checklist ... tidal C02 - Chest ... PostIntubation #Checklist ... CriticalCare #ABCs #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
over-utilizes CT ... patients and delays CT ... trauma patients, CT ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... Tube Tray o Chest ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
especially in areas ... sun (e.g., palm creases ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT ... , abdominal CT,
Gender Affirming Care
Modalities of Gender Affirmation
 • Legal - Can include updating: Birth certificate, Social Security
- Can include: Chest ... /breast reconstruction ... Transgender #Pediatrics #management
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
to guide early management ... radiography for chest ... Teamwork #Approach #Checklist
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... from TB endemic areas ... involvement - CT ... smear microscopy Management ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation) o Chest ... #intubation #checklist ... criticalcare #airway #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
- gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... hematology #diagnosis #management