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Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... Left-handed operator stands ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
ABCDEFG (ABC's and ... Don't Ever Forget ... the Glucose) 2 Airway ... mg) ADVANCED AIRWAY ... MANAGEMENT
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... Positive Airway ... altered mental status ... • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... /management of shock ... current clinical status ... bedside echo is never ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... Check and maintain ABC ... (airway, breathing ... blood glucose level ... #neurology #pediatrics
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
alteration in mental status ... • Maintain the airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #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 ... dependent DM ACS ... medical and surgical management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... - Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... procainamide, statins ... #Management #CriticalCare
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... and transport STAT ... cord injury #Pediatrics ... Survey #CABCDE #management