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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff ... the basis of the algorithm ... patients without a cuff ... LaryngealEdema #Extubation #Algorithm
Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Gastric Tube  Cuff ... Aspiration past the Cuff ... #CriticalCare #Management
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
Balloting the ETT cuff ... transmitted to the ETT cuff ... Thus, in some cases ... #Management #CriticalCare ... ETTube #Balloting #Cuff
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
weaning mode, ETT cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff ... Low Pressure - Cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Carpopedal spasm caused by ischemia induced by an inflated blood
Carpopedal spasm caused ... blood pressure cuff
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Diagnosis and Management ... surgeon leaning on cuff ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) Management ... Women have lower cutoffs ... Aneurysm #AAA #Management ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
of the superior cuff ... Case description ... in the adjacent cuff ... evaluation of cuff
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
indicates if tracheal cuff ... sutures) • Tracheal cuff ... - Deflate cuff ... - Deflate cuff ... Tx: overinflate cuff