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Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy ... continuity with the lungs ... resuscitation, chest ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Laryngectomy #Emergency
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Intubation Checklist Airway ... tidal C02 - Chest ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #ABCs #Management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #treatment #criticalcare
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
leader, usually an emergency ... the mnemonic ABCD ... assessment of airway ... to guide early management ... radiography for chest
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
plan o Emergency ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation) o Chest ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
plan o Emergency ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... intubation) o Chest ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
• Maintain airway ... Helps to Stabilise chest ... wall • Improves lung ... CPAP #Neonate #Management ... #ABCs #ABCDE #Peds