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Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-The choice of BiPAP ... -BiPAP should never ... #CriticalCare #BiPAP ... #BiLevel #HFNC ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Algorithm 1. ... problems: • Difficulty ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy as ... #airway #algorithm
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... is the actual checklist ... #CriticalCare #Difficult ... Airway #Intubation #Checklist ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS ... algorithm and the ... Intubation #Management #DAS ... #Difficult #Algorithm ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
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BiPAP Initiation ... Algorithm Screen ... amzn.to/3rEtbK8 #BiPAP ... #BiLevel #Initiation ... #Algorithm #management
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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ATI in Adults Difficult ... Airway Society (DAS ... #criticalcare #algorithm
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
Difficulty tolerating ... feature, or even BiPAP ... Difficulty falling ... wear mask during day
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Tracheostomy Management Algorithm ... Airway This algorithm ... As the original ... airway that is difficult ... airway may be difficult
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
This has been validated ... A height-based algorithm ... to your airway checklist ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... generally not difficult ... that the patient has ... Indications #Pneumonia #Algorithm