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Pre RSI Checklist

I also simplified, clarified, and improved every aspect of the checklist. So here is
here is the 2.0 version ... than 60 second version ... #Management #CriticalCare
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Version 2, now updated ... Susceptibilities #ICU #CriticalCare
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
OBSTRUCTIVE 2% • PE, tension ... #differential #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
tamponade - Tension ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
• Testicular Torsion ... • Torsion of
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
abscess** • Torsion ... inflammatory disease • Torsion
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
• Narrowest portion ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Men: testicular torsion ... Women: ovarian torsion
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Pulmonary Embolism, Tension ... Diagnosis #Types #criticalcare
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Cyst • Ovarian Torsion ... Cyst • Ovarian Torsion