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Posterior ECG Lead Placement #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Posterior #Lead #Placement #PosteriorMI #Instructions #ECGEducator
Posterior ECG Lead Placement ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Posterior #Lead #Placement ... #PosteriorMI #Instructions
Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
@psirides #Diagnosis ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Devices #Tubes #Placement
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... VISUALIZATION/TUBE PLACEMENT ... ideally post NG placement ... #intubation #checklist
Pediatrics Surgical Airway - Percutaneous Cricothyrotomy - Procedure Checklist
Supply Checklist:
 • Sterile gloves, chlorhexidine
 • Lidocaine
Pediatrics Surgical Airway ... Supply Checklist ... Confirm placement ... for definitive airway ... #Procedure #Checklist
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... Plan appropriate placement ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
#chesttube #placement ... #checklist #procedure ... #instructions #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
. - Involved anatomy ... epiglottis (occlude airway ... coordinated by medulla #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Extraluminal #Algorithm #Differential
Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
Anatomic Features ... With Difficult Airways ... peds #pediatrics #anatomy ... #anesthesia #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Mechanical: valve replacement ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Framework
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
used to guide placement ... initial tracheostomy placement ... Confirm proper placement ... #differential # ... #anatomy