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Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... EQUIPMENT o Chest ... Tube Tray o Chest ... Feel inside the chest ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in high risk patients ... excess facial hair ... intrathoracic procedure ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation ... tidal C02 - Chest ... X-ray - Adjust ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #ABCs #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
OPA, Suction, Video ... o Anticipate risks ... ) o Chest radiograph ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #procedure
Pleuroscopy in a patient with Hemothorax 
Two weeks ago the patient fell on the left side
In the chest xray ... Pleuroscopy- A procedure ... anesthesia or intubation ... pleuroscopy the chest ... Hemothorax #clinical #video
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Stuff • Video ... Procedure • Most ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Fully expose the chest ... or oesophageal intubation ... cyanosis. ⓭ Obtain a chest ... placement for post-procedure ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... pneumonectomy if fail ... treatment until the chest
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... consolidations w/ air ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... any modifiable risk ... - Endoscopic procedures ... Chest X-ray: ... medical and surgical management