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Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... Neck Mobility #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Difficult #Airway
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... Airway Syndromes ... #Airway #Conditions ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
Predicting an anatomically ... some existing difficult-airway ... only focus on anatomical ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Heaven #Criteria #Difficult
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
- Patent Upper Airway ... meaning that it is anatomically ... that is difficult ... may be difficult ... #Management #CriticalCare
Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
Anatomic Features ... Associated With Difficult ... Airways in Children ... EBmedicine #Difficult ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Characterized by difficulty ... epiglottis (occlude airway ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis ... 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