10 results
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
- Bi-Level Positive ... In COPD, decreases ... status • Won't Work ... Ventilation #NIPPV #CPAP ... #criticalcare #management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
fire • Bring CO2 ... #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
• Maintain airway ... resistance • Improves work ... #Neonate #Management ... #ABCs #ABCDE #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
6th decades of life ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... inflammatory debris-small airways ... DDX: • CAP, ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
• Continue CPAP ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Primary Survey: C-ABCDE ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... skin, ↑ HR, ↓ cap ... #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
CO2 is absent, presume ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Key Basic Plan - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

This Key Basic Plan will detect and identify
anaesthesia #Basics #Checklist ... #ABCDs #ABCs #BasicPlan ... #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... of a difficult airway ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... medical and surgical management