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Omega Epiglottis - Airway Intubation on Video Laryngoscopy 

Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS

#Omega #Epiglottis #Airway #Intubation #clinical
Omega Epiglottis ... - Airway Intubation ... EM_RESUS #Omega #Epiglottis ... #Airway #Intubation
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... vocal cords) • Epiglottis ... Pediatric #Adult #Airway
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
Differential - Croup - Epiglottitis ... or congenital airway
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Stridor - Upper airway ... Subglottic stenosis • Epiglottitis ... Movement - Lower airway
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
abscess • Acute epiglottitis ... Inspiratory Stridor: • Epiglottitis ... causes #pulmonary #airway
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Epiglottitis ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
elevate larynx), epiglottis ... (occlude airway
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
sucked into the airway ... collapses the airway ... Sometimes the epiglottic
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
against narrowed airway ... inspiratory sound - Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis (Thumb Sign) vs Normal Epiglottis comparison on Lateral Neck X-Ray

#Epiglottitis #ThumbSign #comparison #normal #Epiglottis #comparison
Epiglottitis (Thumb ... Sign) vs Normal Epiglottis ... Neck X-Ray #Epiglottitis ... comparison #normal #Epiglottis