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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... intubation • ... airway access ... after induction of general ... #Anesthesiology
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... anesthesiologists to assess intubation ... difficulty, along ... management #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #airway #intubation
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
constant-pitch sound over central ... airways Wheezing ... , Endotracheal intubation ... : Endotracheal intubation ... Peribronchial pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... CHF, decreases intubation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... secretions, altered mental
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Advanced Airway: ... • Endotracheal intubation ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... #lifesupport #cardiacarrest ... #Algorithm #AHA2020
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Advanced Airway: ... • Endotracheal intubation ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... #lifesupport #cardiacarrest ... #Algorithm #AHA2020
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... ). ❹ Call for airway ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... bradycardia – difficulty ... problem. ❸ Treat airway ... or tracheal intubation ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... cause of increased airway ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... sure that the airway ... Consider tracheal intubation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology