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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
impact of basic management ... • Difficult mask ... management. 3 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
improving) A - Airway ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... (Sedation off, passes ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... ventilation (APRV) uses ... continuous positive airway ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... Inability to protect airway ... / remove mask, ... Continuous positive airway ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... the underlying cause ... Hypoxemia #Dyspnea #Management ... #criticalcare #
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... Examine for a cause ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare #
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... Workup • General Management ... • Airway Management ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... a supraglottic airway ... design, the Vortex uses ... management can ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
is this a CICO airway ... this is a CICO airway ... Ask help received ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management ... #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Guidelines for Crises ... oxygen and face mask ... Consider other causes ... Guidelines for crises ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management