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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... • Difficult laryngoscopy ... access 2. ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology
General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
1, 2 and 3) Algorithm ... 1: Initial Assessment ... sustain life #Diagnosis ... LVAD #Assessment #Evaluation ... #Management #BMJ
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Dysphagia ... elevate larynx), epiglottis ... (occlude airway ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of the ... and Painful Eye 1. ... External 2. ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... and Management ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential # ... neurology #CVA
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Anisocoria Evaluation ... Flow Chart - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... reaction to light 2. ... #Algorithm #Differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Algorithm Stridor ... - Upper airway ... Subglottic stenosis • Epiglottitis ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... Hypernatremia #Management
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Causes #Workup #Nephrology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... Hyponatremia: 1) ... acute vs. chronic) 2) ... #Algorithm #Ddxof