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The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
volume chart takes all ... 6-8cc/kg IBW is ... tidal volume #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... : Marino's The ICU
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
on EKG 47 year ... The mother of all ... a PFO during a bowel ... #STEMI #EKG #clinical ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... admission - All ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
ICU Pre-Rounding ... goal (+/- CAM-ICU ... per 24 hrs. and bowel ... Bundle #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... common in OR; in MICU ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... emergent cath lab ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... records asx events, all ... (most) ECG leads ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
have fever - ACS ... limb ischemia, bowel ... or priapism • Lab ... unless worrisome EKG ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Pressure Support - All ... ratio ventilation (e.g ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management