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Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
on ICP - Post-intubation ... Management #Mechanical ... ICP #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
impact of basic management ... difficult airway management ... after induction ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Airway Intubation "Blue Card" Checklist

The ‘Blue Card’ can be used to record your airway management over
Airway Intubation ... The ‘Blue Card’ can ... record your airway management ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Airway #Intubation
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
st mungo's - ED Education ... from Scotland #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Resuscitation #Sequence #Intubation
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
Nasal cannula can ... rate of requiring intubation ... lower rates of re-intubation ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
the lunate ("tea cup ... in lunate "tea cup ... injury • ED Management ... sedation and emergent reduction ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... for analgesia, intubation ... X 36 hours, no intubation ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
height-based algorithm can ... aspects of post-intubation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway