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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #acls #checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Diagnostic ... tamponade recurs ... • Prep and drape ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Pericardial tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... TECHNIQUE o Scrub, drape ... the tube as it passes ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... Procedure #Management #CriticalCare
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... Tamponade: pericardial ... Pathophysiology #Comparison #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #classification
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
pressure as a cause ... 1 o Cardiac tamponade ... o Endocrine cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
pts will accept PCC ... labs should be drawn ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... tension PTX, cardiac tamponade ... findings based on cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist ... (PC/PEEP/RR/FiO2 ... / TUBES: know gauges ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #