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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Anatomical Differences ... Pediatric airway ... #Differences #Anatomical ... #CriticalCare # ... Intubation #Diagnosis
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Tracheostomy Management Algorithm ... This algorithm ... meaning that it is anatomically ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Tracheostomy #Emergency #Algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Foreign Body Airway ... disease: GERD, Dysphagia ... Ndouthit #Cough #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Algorithm for the ... epiglottis (occlude airway ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis ... Differential #EM #GI #Dysphagia ... Neuromuscular #Anatomic
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... enables sustained airway ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare ... #airway #anatomy