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Airway - Assessment to ascertain patency

#Airway #patency #Assessment #Diagnosis #Anesthesia
Airway - Assessment ... ascertain patency #Airway ... #patency #Assessment ... #Diagnosis #Anesthesia
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... assessment conducted ... do so based on airway ... clinical #management #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... ). ❹ Call for airway ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... for crises in anaesthesia ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Check position of airway ... • Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
Predicting a Difficult Airway ... should assess the airway ... #Prediction #Assessment ... #Preop #Anesthesia ... #Diagnosis #Mallampati
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Retinal detachment ... contracts, it peels away ... vitreous pulls away ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... obstructing the airway ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis