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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Airway - is it secure ... Disability — check blood ... and ventilate if ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
into theatre If ... • Flood airway ... material • Flood ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
perfusion, recheck blood ... check arterial blood ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... Massive hemoptysis = life ... by asphyxia or blood ... • Airway Management ... #workup #pulmonary
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... suction catheters, blood ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
fumigatus in the airways ... • Low grade fever ... Elevated Total IgE ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... perfusion, recheck blood ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
tools available (i.e ... management. ... prediction models only focus ... abnormalities, Vomit/blood ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
pulse, rhythm and blood ... • Confirm airway ... perfusion, recheck blood ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management