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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... Patent, difficult intubation ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... (Sedation off, passes
Sniffing Airway Positioning for Intubation

Watch this AMAZING video demonstrating the effect of head positioning on intubation
Sniffing Airway ... Positioning for ... Intubation Watch ... #Sniffing #Airway ... #Positioning #Intubation
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... mortality), Other causes ... failure, DNI status, Extubation ... Inability to protect airway ... Continuous positive airway
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
assessment of airway ... with appropriate positioning ... nasopharyngeal airway ... requiring endotracheal intubation
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
oxygen delivery, airway ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... pressure as a cause ... vasopressor (Box C) and positioning
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... oedema; bronchial intubation
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
(airways) • Viruses ... (airways), Pneumocystis ... jirovecii (airways ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Presentation: • Incubation ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... or in patient’s airway ... • Flood airway ... • Consider intubation ... Guidelines for crises
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... Guidelines for crises ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation