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Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... or Obesity - Neck ... Mobility #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Difficult #Airway
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... proportionally larger • Neck ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Web chart of etiologies related to neoplastic neck masses.

#pediatrics #differential #neoplastic #head #neck #masses #otolaryngology #ent
to neoplastic neck ... neoplastic #head #neck ... #masses #otolaryngology ... #ent #cancer #diagnosis
Thyroid Goiter in Severe Hypothyroidism on Neck Physical Examination

TSH 124. Hashimoto’s, lost to care and thyroid
Hypothyroidism on Neck ... DrCindyCooper Note the neck ... Thyroid #Mass #Neck ... #PhysicalExam # ... endocrinology #Hashimotos #otolaryngology
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
positions on upper airway ... @airwaycam #Airway ... Cervical #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #XRay #Neck #Comparison
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
previously flat neck ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... video #vascular #neck ... SVC #Syndrome #otolaryngology
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... ) Difficult Airway ... #Difficult #Airway ... Conditions #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam

Mother and daughter both presenting with thyroid goiters caused by iodine deficiency.
Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neck ... hypothyroidism #otolaryngology
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Inability to protect airway ... secretions, Recent head/neck ... Continuous positive airway ... NAPS) by Nick Mark ... #Ventilation #diagnosis
Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam

Note the movement with swallowing, indicating a thyroid mass.

#Retrosternal #Thyroid #Goiter
Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... endocrinology #neck ... #mass #otolaryngology