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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... impact of basic management ... airway management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... , Description and ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... intubation
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... contains some handy ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Intubation #Checklist
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
POCUS prior to anticipated ... difficult airway ... #POCUS #trachea ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #intubation #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... o Assess for difficult ... MANAGEMENT o ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
COPD, decreases intubation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... indication for intubation ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and ... Management Differential ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #treatment #criticalcare
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
assessment of airway ... nasopharyngeal airway ... Pharmacologic treatment ... The focus is on ... requiring endotracheal intubation
Esophageal Intubation
 • Capnography Detection - No trace, Wrong place
 • Prevention and Mitigation
• Prevention and ... #airway #detection ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Management • Definitions ... Workup • General Management ... • Airway Management ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare