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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
opportunities to deliver supplemental ... oxygen throughout ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
• Minimise oxygen ... Self-inflating bag +/- supplemental ... oxygen ... Patient #Evacuation #Anesthesiology
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
Oxygen Delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery
Coronary Oxygen Balance 

Myocardial Oxygen Demand <-> Coronary Artery Blood Flow <-> Oxygen Availability

#cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Coronary Oxygen ... Myocardial Oxygen ... Blood Flow <-> Oxygen ... Availability #cardiac #oxygen ... pathophysiology #anesthesia #anesthesiology
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Oxygen delivery ... #Management #SupplementalO2 ... #Oxygen #Delivery
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Oxygen Delivery ... low-percentage supplemental ... oxygen ... higher percentage supplemental ... oxygen
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
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Address Hypoxemia (Supplemental ... oxygen, NIPPV)
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN ... Improves with supplemental ... oxygen • Causes ... not improve with supplemental ... oxygen #Hypoxemic
CAPNOGRAPHY 
Provides a measure of ventilation – or concentration of CO2 exhaled air (aka end tidal
Not affected by supplemental ... oxygen. ... arterial blood oxygen ... Detects oxygen deficiency
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
sign monitoring, supplemental ... oxygen to maintain ... oxygen saturation