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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult surgical airway ... for the initial approach ... as an initial approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
indicates increased airway ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
General approach ... FENa) could help differentiate ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... for difficult airway ... HOpI killers) o Approach ... and secondary airway ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Therapeutics: Airway ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Approach to Tracheostomy ... APPROACH TO TRACHEOSTOMY ... important as the approach ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Approach to Hemorrhagic Shock
PLAN FOR CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE & ACTIVATE MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL
 • Activate massive transfusion
Approach to Hemorrhagic ... resuscitation anyway ... Management #Summary #CriticalCare
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Approach to Undifferentiated ... Shock #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
How Do I Approach the Patient with High Lactate? - Differential Diagnosis for Lactic Acidosis

#Lactic #LacticAcidosis
How Do I Approach ... - Differential Diagnosis ... LacticAcidosis #Differential ... Table #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... is the fastest approach ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare