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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Non-Invasive Positive ... Inability to protect airway ... / remove mask, ... airway pressure ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that ... What medications ... products • HIV medication ... Sustiva) • Pain medication ... #drug #tests #differential
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... & Inspiratory Positive ... Airway Pressure ... Airway Pressure ... #criticalcare #management
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Positive ... airway pressure ... therapy → Positive ... exercise, sleeping position ... SleepApnea #Treatment #management
5MinuteAirway AIRWAY CHECKLIST
Everyone needs a checklist.. here’s ours.  Print it out, laminate it, don’t laminate
5MinuteAirway AIRWAY ... and @bronksi_EM #Management ... #CriticalCare #Airway ... Intubation #Checklist #Medications
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Awake o Pre-Medication ... /INDUCTION o Position ... De-nitrogenation o Push medications ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #management #procedure
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
head in a neutral position ... Head in neutral position ... position, neck ... position, is jaw ... #Breathing #Management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... impact of basic management ... • Difficult mask ... management. 3 ... #CriticalCare #Management
Introduction to several different airways an anesthesiologist can utilize or may encounter in practice, along with
several different airways ... along with their indications ... the patient's airway ... Nasopharyngeal Airway ... Laryngeal Mask Airway
Infant in the "Sniffing" Position
1) Glabella —Chin Plane
2) Neck - WIDE AND OPEN
3) Extemal Auditory Meatus
the "Sniffing" Position ... ALIGNED #Infant #Airway ... #Sniffing #Position ... #management