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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
cooperation or consent ... • Difficult mask ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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months of symptom onset ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
the “Baby Lung” concept ... This is where the concept ... #pathophysiology ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Concept to understand ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Comparison #management #criticalcare
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
4) Average age onset ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
resulting in rapid onset ... 10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
Starvation Ketosis (SK ... cofactor used to convert ... cofactor used to convert ... In both SK and AK ... management #treatment #criticalcare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... appropriate in a given context ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Management 1) Ask ... Examine: Always get context ... status #Management #criticalcare