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Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation ... Checklist Airway ... PostIntubation #Checklist ... #CriticalCare # ... ABCs #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... o Anticipate risks ... INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #criticalcare # ... airway #management
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Airway - is it secure ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... history of: a) Ischemic ... they have one post ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
Evaluation • ABCs ... w/o contrast (most ... CVA 2) No major-risk ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... Hypokalemia Consider risk ... - Myocardial ischemia ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Checklist Head ... - Dermal gel pads ... between legs Arms ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... analgesia (consider risk ... : o Cardiac ischaemia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Post-Intubation Pre-Departure Checklist - COVID19
1. If intubated, CONFIRM ETT PLACEMENT -> EtCO2
   - If
Pre-Departure Checklist ... AlRWAY EQUIPMENT ... CONFIRM MEDS & equipment ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
if you can get away ... 3-4 ml/kg, the risk ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare