One page high-yield handouts to help reinforce key critical care concepts
General Critical Care Concepts
ABCDEF Bundle
For delirium diagnosis and management
Antibiotic Mechanisms
Mechanisms of action
Atypical Sedatives
Select your agent based on receptor affinity and desired effects
Aortic Stenosis
Anesthesia/critical care goals for patients with aortic stenosis
Antibiotic Spectrum
Spectrum of activity chart
ACT and Heparin Dosing
For vascular surgery
Apneic Oxygenation
Useful prior to emergency intubation / rapid sequence intubation
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Diagnosis and management
Driving Pressure
Useful for ventilator management
Glasgow Coma Scale
This is the “new” GCS
Liver Enzyme Abnormalities Evaluation
An algorithm to help sort out LFT abnormalities
O2 Extraction Ratio
An important physiological concept that can be used as a transfusion trigger
ROTEM
Interpretation guide for ROTEM
SOFA Score
Helps assess organ dysfunction associated with infection (predicts mortality)
Post Extubation Stridor
Risk factors and treatment options
Cosyntropin Stimulation Test
How to interpret (adrenal insufficiency)
HIT
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
Refractory Hypoxemia (ECMO)
Steps to take when you can’t oxygenate a patient on VV-ECMO
STEMI/NSTEMI
ST vs non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
SVO2
Useful to assess oxygen delivery / uptake
Suggamadex
For reversal of rocuronium and vecuronium
Spinal Cord Syndromes
Incomplete spinal cord injuries. Anatomy and physical exam findings
TEG and the Coagulation System
Thromboelastography (TEG) and ROTEM correlations and treatment options based on the modern coagulation cascade
Drug Dosing by TBW vs IBW/AjBW
Dosing of common anesthetics by body weight
GOLD-COPD
Staging and therapy for COPD patients
IM Meds for Agitation
A list of intramuscular medications that can be given when you don’t have an IV
Phenylephrine / Norepinephrine
Phenylephrine vs. norepinephrine
Stroke
Quick review of assessment tools (prehospital emphasis)
REBOA Release
Physiological consequences that ensue following REBOA release
Shock Index Based Induction Drug Dosing
A nomogram to help chose the right dose for induction agents in shock
Shows abnormal PA catheter waveforms as well as calculation/formulae
