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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Algorithm 1. ... likelihood and clinical ... or consent • Difficult ... #airway #algorithm
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
some existing difficult-airway ... applicable to emergency ... prediction models only focus ... to address this clinical ... Heaven #Criteria #Difficult
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy ... Management This algorithm ... resuscitation, chest ... ventilation is difficult ... #Laryngectomy #Emergency
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
Sorting this out is difficult ... relying heavily on clinical ... develop transient chest ... any stressor (chest ... probably a type-1
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
Tracheal Airway POCUS ... to anticipated difficult ... airway 1. ... Tracheal #Airway #POCUS ... #trachea #clinical
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Pre-Op Questions: 1. ... any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
very subtle and difficult ... detect on HRCT(1) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Panlobular
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... you’re having difficulty
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
Clinically no effusion ... Extremely difficult ... my takeaways 1) ... mycobacterium #clinical ... #pocus #joint #
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