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Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... tox/infectious workup ... Trauma - Acute ... #Delirium #Evaluation ... #Workup #MICU #
How should the modified Sgarbossa Criteria be used in initial evaluation of patients with suspected AMI
used in initial evaluation ... instability or acute ... heart failure ( ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #ACS ... #LBBB #Evaluation
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... urgent nephrology evaluation ... microscopy for WBCs ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
Evaluation of mechanical ... valves of Total ... Artificial Heart ... avoided due to acute ... #Mechanical #Valves
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... A) Initial Evaluation ... • ABCs • IV ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
HEART Score – A ... For the ED The HEART ... with possible Acute ... Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... admission for further workup
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... -Serial evaluation ... monitoring ABG values ... pneumonia vs. heart ... ), not the ABG values
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Disease, Structural Heart ... Distribution: Acute ... Post-Coronary) • Acute
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Evaluation - ... drained if causing acute ... treatment for acute ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Approach (when evaluation ... previously stable values ... or papilledema, heart ... #Hypertension #Workup