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Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Intubation Checklist Airway ... tube - Confirm bilateral ... C02 - Chest X-ray ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #ABCs #Management
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
80% occurring posterolateral ... Named based on anatomic ... Fractures (medial/lateral ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Therapeutics: Airway ... Workup #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... initiate breath, Anatomic ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... cause of increased airway ... lead ECG, chest X-ray ... #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
compared with later ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare # ... airway #anatomy
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Chest Xray ... endobronchial material ... inflamed and narrowed airways ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Headache: • Bilateral ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... Headaches #diagnosis #differential ... primary #secondary #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest X-ray ... Phos), CBC with differential ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare