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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
death Pursuing a diagnosis ... lead to premature diagnostic ... a mechanism of injury ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... joints, spleen, brain ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Traumatic brain ... injury By Association ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... In critically injured ... as the critical diagnostic ... #Management #Trauma ... #BigTrauma #BeforeCT
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe traumatic brain ... or spinal cord injury ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
deformity of hip and knee ... • BÖHLER BRAUN ... Used acutely in management ... applied to the foot before ... #Orthopedics #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... of the patient before ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... of the patient before ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Canadian CT Head Rule 

CT head is only required for minor head injury patients 
with any
for minor head injury ... Medium Risk (for Brain ... Amnesia before impact ... elevation) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Canadian