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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... management. 3 ... Consider the relative ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary • Epidemiology ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Usual therapeutic management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
RRT leader • Ask ... for brief summary ... RRT: • Final summary ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
burns, Fixed upper airway ... obstruction • Relative ... BiPAP #Algorithm #criticalcare ... #management #indications
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
is this a CICO airway ... this is a CICO airway ... Ask help received ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management ... #CriticalCare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
establish a patent airway ... use of a face mask ... a supraglottic airway ... management can ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Approach to Hemorrhagic Shock
PLAN FOR CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE & ACTIVATE MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL
 • Activate massive transfusion
resuscitation anyway ... Hemorrhagic #Shock #Management ... #Summary #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... oxygen and face mask ... sure that the airway ... has developed negative-pressure ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Anticipate difficult airway ... management and ... difficult mask ventilation ... stepwise increase in airway ... #CriticalCare
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Here’s a quick summary ... location of olecranon relative ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK