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#Diagnosis #EM #ENT #PrimaryCare #Sore #Throat #SoreThroat #Assessment #Airway #Emergency #RedFlags #Differential #Algorithm #Symptoms #Ddxof
#Diagnosis #EM # ... Throat #SoreThroat #Assessment ... #Airway #Emergency ... #RedFlags #Differential ... Algorithm #Symptoms #Ddxof
Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
Anatomic Features ... abnormalities (instability ... #peds #pediatrics ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Rapid Pediatric Assessment Diagram:
* Assessment of Appearance
  - Tone: Moves spontaneously, resists examination
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Diagram: * Assessment ... Breathing - Airway ... - Cyanosis #Diagnosis ... #EM #Peds #Rapid ... Decompensated #Shock #Ddxof
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Characterized by difficulty ... epiglottis (occlude airway ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis ... EM #GI #Dysphagia ... #Ddxof
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
some existing difficult-airway ... rule, Mallampati score ... only focus on anatomical ... Extremes of size, Anatomic ... #Diagnosis #EM #