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Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
- Checklist VITALS ... esp in work-up/management ... get an EKG and CXR ... #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
exam • Confirm IV ... CXR Repeatedly ... remain on floor vs ICU ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... CBC, vitamin D level ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... • Steroids: IV ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... APML #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... workup or TSH level ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... #Management #CriticalCare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Ceftriaxone Igm IV ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... Hgb>7gm/dL) I - ICU ... level care/ Intubate ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... - Ferritin, liver ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Influenza #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare