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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
assessment and management ... Airway - is it secure ... Circulation - treat shock ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Inability to protect airway ... / remove mask, ... #diagnosis #management
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
ventilation • ... ventilation • ... ventilation is ... #Breathing #Management ... #peds #pediatrics
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
to expiratory airway ... • Decrease airway ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
heart to improve pulmonary ... positive pressure ventilation ... directs blood flow away ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CHD
Neonatal Resuscitation - Preparation and Overview
Preparation:
 - All health professionals dealing with newborn infants should be
with mask ventilation ... Breathing via tracheal ventilation ... 160 beats/min, best ... #Preparation #peds ... #management #pediatrics
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... and Management Pearls ... increasing upper airway ... #Management #pediatrics ... #peds
Delirium Tips: What NOT To Do:
 - Don't think delirium is a benign condition 
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- Don't order tests ... antipsychotic meds ... patients over 65 anyway ... dan26wales #Diagnosis ... #Management #Geriatrics
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
oxygen and face mask ... and ventilation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare