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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... mask ventilation ... airway management ... choices: • Awake ... #airway #algorithm
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... Complications • Management ... ATI in Adults Difficult ... dastrainees #Awake ... #criticalcare #algorithm
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
try a different mask ... of time while awake ... Difficulty tolerating ... Difficulty falling ... Troubleshooting #Tips #management
Awake Proning Instructions for Patients

Try to avoid lying flat on your back, instead lay on your
Awake Proning Instructions ... Westafer, DO, MPH, MS ... #Awake #Proning ... #PatientInfo #Prone ... #Management #COVID19
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
some existing difficult-airway ... emergency airway management ... prediction models only focus ... approach require an awake ... Heaven #Criteria #Difficult
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... • Anticipate difficult ... airway management ... and difficult mask ... pressure • Prone
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult ... position changes Prone ... #Incomplete #Difficult ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... Seizures The management ... and bag-valve mask ... The focus is on ... #Management #Emergency
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management