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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... vocal cords) • Epiglottis ... Risk of mainstem intubation ... #CriticalCare #Intubation
Omega Epiglottis - Airway Intubation on Video Laryngoscopy 

Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS

#Omega #Epiglottis #Airway #Intubation #clinical
Omega Epiglottis ... - Airway Intubation ... on Video Laryngoscopy ... #Airway #Intubation ... #clinical #laryngoscopy
Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is a flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that causes
sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... Sometimes the epiglottic ... #bronchoscopy # ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
The child with stridor ... Differential - Croup - Epiglottitis ... or congenital airway ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Stridor #Differential
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... • Difficult laryngoscopy ... vs. intubation ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology
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 ... , Endotracheal intubation ... : Endotracheal intubation ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway
Supraglottoplasty for Laryngomalacia on Laryngoscopy

Laryngomalacia is flaccidity of an area of ​​the throat (supraglottic larynx) that
sucked into the airway ... breathing called stridor ... Sometimes the epiglottic ... #bronchoscopy # ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
Endoscopic balloon dilation of subglottic stenosis
The video shows balloon dilation of a grade 3 subglottic stenosis,
acquired post-intubation ... narrowing of the airway ... subglottic #stenosis #Laryngoscopy ... #bronchoscopy # ... otolaryngology #pediatrics
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... • Flood airway ... • Consider bronchoscopy ... • Consider intubation ... #Fire #Anesthesiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... Laryngospasm and stridor ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... PEEP; diuretic; bronchoscopy ... #Differential #Anesthesiology