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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... inhalation • Tracheal ... tracheitis • Tracheal ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... causes #pulmonary #airway
Do you manage Kids’ airway?

Paediatric Airway Chart for the FOAMed Airway crew who deals with kids’
you manage Kids’ airway ... Paediatric Airway ... for the FOAMed Airway ... @DrEricLevi #Management ... Instruments #Devices #Table
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... Complications • Management ... Adults Difficult Airway ... Intubation #ATI #airway ... #management #anesthesia
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... : Tracheal stenosis ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal ... Intrathoracic, lower airway
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... against narrowed airway ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... stenosis, tracheal ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Emergency Tracheostomy Management ... - Patent Upper Airway ... for the upper airway ... connect to the trachea ... #Management #CriticalCare
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy Management ... have an upper airway ... management steps ... the oesophagus (tracheo-oesophageal ... #Management #CriticalCare
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
by attaching a table ... volume to your airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... #TidalVolumes #Table
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
- indicates if tracheal ... for sutures) • Tracheal ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential