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ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm ... RESPONSIVENESS ECHO/POCUS ... Hypotension #Evaluation #Algorithm ... OFTEN #Mnemonic #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... placement. ❶ Call ... vital, so: • Call ... • Call for cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
I call it, “Think ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
I call it, “Think ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... stratify with UTI Calc ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Call for help ... bell / senior on-call ... • Call for cardiac ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... pressure as a cause ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... in Box E and call ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... ) ❶ Call for ... non-essential surgery. ❷ Call ... as a possible cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... not resolving, call ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Intraoperative #Checklist
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
B profile is a half ... at one lung, a half ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #POCUS