21 results
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
positions on upper airway ... positioning ...there's a ... relative to their chest ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #XRay #Neck #Comparison
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Algorithm for the ... epiglottis (occlude airway ... characterized by a ... #Extraluminal #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Management This algorithm ... usually do not have a ... contents is not a ... resuscitation, chest ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Stridor - Upper airway ... Movement - Lower airway ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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diseases with a ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Differential # ... Diagram #Comparison
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... Therapeutics: Airway ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... • Pulmonary artery ... high-resolution chest ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #