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Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
positions on upper airway ... Extension - Neutral ... Head #Cervical #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare # ... XRay #Neck #Comparison
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... after induction of general ... anesthesia • ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Adults Difficult Airway ... Intubation #ATI #airway ... #management #anesthesia ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #complications
The Sedation Continuum from Conscious Sedation to General Anesthesia - Definitions

Minimal sedation: a drug-induced state during
Anesthesia - Definitions ... maintain a patent airway ... General anesthesia ... Ketamine is the pharmacologic ... #Definitions #Anesthesia
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
the traditional algorithm-based ... fashion around a central ... mandated by an algorithm ... arrival at the central ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Modes VC - Volume Control ... (a.k.a. assist control ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... Airway: lateral ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Management #Neurology #Pharmacology
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
receptor subunits at central ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... amnesia • hypnosis • anesthesia ... #medications #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Propofol - Anesthesia Pharmacology
Brand Name(s): Diprivan
Drug Type: Induction and Maintenance
Duration of Action: 3 - 8 minutes
Mechanism
Propofol - Anesthesia ... Pharmacology Brand ... compartments Systems: - Central ... collapsibility of upper airway ... #Pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology