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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
likelihood and clinical ... • Difficult intubation ... vs. intubation ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... dz) • Pt is DNI ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Protected Airway Intubation ... shield, bouffant cap ... ventilations, RSI ... Protected #Airway #Intubation ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... respiratory failure, DNI ... status, Extubation ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... #Ventilation #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... Kussmaul's sign can ... cardiomyopathy, severe TR ... #physicalexam #clinical
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
condition that can ... viewer quickly diagnose ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #hyperthermia #diagnosis ... Therapeutics and Clinical
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... differential: incubation ... You can use this ... idagram to match up incubation ... differentials #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... dysfunction and death can ... • Excessive insulation ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... unavailable, disposable cap ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #Intubation ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... ventilation by either intubation ... aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically ... #Diagnosis #Management