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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 ... Delirium in the ICU Initial ... tox/infectious workup ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
POCUS appearance ... possible pleural effusion ... x-ray was not initially ... Pleural #Thickening #POCUS
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Initiate judicious ... infusion of isotonic ... preferable as the initial ... Ameliorate increased work ... oxygenation; remove work
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
- Initial rapid ... - Initial investigations ... restore tissue perfusion ... Teamwork #Approach #Checklist
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... more history Initial ... Work-up: • For ... • And an initial ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... A) Initial Evaluation ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
time after an initial ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... - Intubated: Initiate ... pain-dose ketamine infusion ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
are mainstay of initial ... are mainstay of initial ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus