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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult supraglottic airway ... Difficult surgical airway ... process of difficult airway ... #Difficult #airway
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... Continuous Positive Airway ... Bi-Level Positive Airway ... #management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
paralysis of the arms ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Consider supraglottic airway ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
enables sustained airway ... for help (e.g. airway ... Prepare back-up airway ... Prepare back-up airway ... #airway #anatomy
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
this in mind, and always ... if you can get away ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... of a difficult airway ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management