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Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
With Difficult Airways ... Impingement on airway ... #Difficult #Airways ... #Children #peds ... #anesthesia #differential
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower Airway ... AECOPD Upper Airway
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Process - Anatomic ... pHTN, Shock • Airway ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... Continuous Positive Airway ... Bi-Level Positive Airway ... initiate breath, Anatomic
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... • A lack of acute ... Etiology: • Acute ... HTN • Airway ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
enables sustained airway ... for help (e.g. airway ... Prepare back-up airway ... Prepare back-up airway ... Prepare back-up airway
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes of acute ... - Airway disorders ... - Pulmonary ... production #Acute ... Respiratory #Failure #Differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... common causes of acute ... radiography, pink frothy airway ... Embolism: • Acute ... pressure due to airway