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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric airway ... proportionally larger • Neck ... #Comparison #Differences ... #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... Syndromes, Description ... #Conditions #Syndromes ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Managing Pain, Anxiety and Delirium in the ICU

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#Pain #Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare #Comparison #Management
in the ICU Nick ... Anxiety #Delirium #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management ... #Diagnosis #ICU
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Nick Mark MD @nickmmark ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Jejunal by Nick ... Enteral #Nutrition #criticalcare ... #icu #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #management
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... ratio < 300 Nick ... Distress #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... • Airway Management ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
Methacholine • Diagnosis ... of bronchial airway ... due to Sjögren syndrome ... , Head and neck ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
APRV - Airway Pressure ... combine w/ PS Nick ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare