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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... likelihood and clinical ... airway management ... #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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in Adults Difficult ... Airway Society ... #airway #management ... #anesthesia #criticalcare ... #algorithm #complications
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... trolley in our ICU ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... Intubation #Checklist #Algorithm
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty ... Family presence at ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #icu
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... final attempt at ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... Intubate #Intubation #Difficult ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
fumigatus in the airways ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... Total IgE ( >1000 IU ... ABPA #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... are excellent at ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... therapy / may occur at ... Rhabdomyolysis • Difficulty ... /I • SAMS clinical ... #management #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis