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Pneumothorax Management Algorithm - Spontaneous vs Traumatic vs Iatrogenic

Source: https://journals.lww.com/clinpulm/Abstract/2017/01000/Chest_Tubes___Indications,_Sizing,_Placement,_and.7.aspx

#Pneumothorax #ChestTube #Algorithm #Management #Pulmonary #Thoracic
Pneumothorax Management ... Indications,_Sizing,_Placement ... #Pneumothorax #ChestTube ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #Thoracic
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... @nickmmark #ChestTube ... #Checklist #Procedure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
SarahFoohey #chesttube ... #placement #checklist ... #procedure #instructions ... #supplies #pulmonary
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... ideally post NG placement ... #intubation #checklist ... #procedure
Tracheostomy Procedural Sedation Checklist
Step 1: Provide adequate sedation for paralysis
Step 2: Get adequate analgesia for tracheal
Tracheostomy Procedural ... Sedation Checklist ... hypotension post-placement ... #Sedation #Checklist ... #management #criticalcare
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Plan appropriate placement ... for post-procedure ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
used to guide placement ... Confirm proper placement ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Recent dental procedure ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... ideally post NG placement ... #intubation #checklist ... #procedure