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5MinuteAirway AIRWAY CHECKLIST
Everyone needs a checklist.. here’s ours.  Print it out, laminate it, don’t laminate
5MinuteAirway AIRWAY CHECKLIST ... Everyone needs a checklist ... Bronner for their work ... and @bronksi_EM #Management ... #Medications
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... spleen, brain) Indications ... causing heart failure ... • Aggressive management ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... , esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
acute respiratory failure ... Chronic respiratory failure ... Pt is DNI with indication ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Unexpected total power failure ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... , Toxins/Medications ... compartment syndrome, Vascular ... algorithm #treatment #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... osteomyelitis, trauma, avascular ... viral arthritis Workup ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
removal – consult vascular ... mainstay of initial management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... papilledema, heart failure ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Hypertension #Workup ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
especially in heart failure ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup