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Laryngeal Mask Airway - Recommended Sizing for the LMA Classic and LMA ProSeal, Based on Patient
Laryngeal Mask Airway ... Patient Weight EB ... #Laryngeal #Mask ... #Airway #sizing
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Airway Pressure ... application of airway ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary #EBM ... #CriticalCare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... • Difficult mask ... Difficult surgical airway ... #Difficult #airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
BiPAP titration in CHF
 - Mean airway pressure provides goodness 
 - Ramp up the ePAP
in CHF - Mean airway ... achieve high mean airway ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Management #CriticalCare ... #Cardiology
EKG showing prominent U waves due to hypokalemia. Serum potassium 2.0. 

#EKG #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #cardiology #internalmedicine
emergencymedicine #criticalcare ... #cardiology #internalmedicine ... #EM #diagnosis
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 ... and supraglottic airway ... Mnemonic #Management #CriticalCare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
establish a patent airway ... use of a face mask ... a supraglottic airway ... these three upper airway ... #visualaid #criticalcare
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
List) 4) Clear airway ... Oropharyngeal airway ... facemask • Hudson mask ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Anticipate difficult airway ... and difficult mask ... stepwise increase in airway ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #MSK