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Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... Assessment - LEMON ... #CriticalCare #Difficult ... #Airway #Evaluation ... #Mnemonic #LEMON
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
some existing difficult-airway ... LEMON = Look externally ... prediction models only focus ... components of the LEMON ... #Diagnosis #EM #
FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - ... POCUS evaluation ... shock The FALLS-protocol ... an ultrasound evaluation ... #Shock #Algorithm
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #High
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Dysphagia ... Characterized by difficulty ... epiglottis (occlude airway ... #Differential #EM
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
Tracheal Airway ... POCUS prior to anticipated ... difficult airway ... cricothyroid membrane evaluation ... #POCUS #trachea
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Endotracheal Tube Confirmation on POCUS

Potential difficult airway where US was used to locate cricoid cartilage. Thankfully
Confirmation on POCUS ... Potential difficult ... airway where US ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #airway #clinical
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... any mention of a difficult ... airway - Allergies ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... event, follow ACC algorithm
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... This post will focus ... you’re having difficulty ... monitored for airway