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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
intubation • ... choices: • Awake intubation ... vs. intubation ... initial approach to intubation ... initial approach to intubation
Intubation Airway Management Algorithm #Management #CriticalCare #Airway #Algorithm #Intubation #Difficult #Crash #RSI #Failed #Ddxof
Intubation Airway ... Management Algorithm ... CriticalCare #Airway #Algorithm ... #Intubation #Difficult
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... ATI in Adults Difficult ... Awake #Tracheal #Intubation ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
• Higher cecal intubation ... • Incr cecal intubation ... shorter cecal intubation ... Reduced Cecal intubation ... reduction in cecal intubation
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
#CriticalCare #Difficult ... #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... acidosis) • Post-extubation ... indication for intubation
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
to anticipated difficult ... cricothyroid membrane evaluation ... Confirm tracheal intubation ... Detect mainstem intubation ... clinical #ultrasound #intubation
Evaluating a Patient with Presumed Cushing Syndrome

#Cushings #Syndrome #Disease #Algorithm #Workup #Dexamethasone #Suppression #Test #diagnosis
Evaluating a Patient ... Cushings #Syndrome #Disease ... #Algorithm #Workup
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
Combined Difficult ... essentials of the DAS algorithm ... Vortex #Airway #Intubation ... Management #DAS #Difficult ... #Algorithm #Combined
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... with COVID lung disease ... this may be the disease ... us believe that intubation ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm