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Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... in Adults Difficult ... Airway Society (DAS ... dastrainees #Awake ... #criticalcare #algorithm
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
This has been validated ... A height-based algorithm ... ETT depth and tidal ... to your airway checklist ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS ... algorithm and the ... Intubation #Management #DAS ... #Difficult #Algorithm ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
Post-Intubation Package Checklist
Quick Checklist
	Waveform Capnography
	Secure the Tube Well
	Confirm Lung Protective Vent Settings
	Achieve Adequate Analgesia and Sedation
	Raise
Post-Intubation Package Checklist ... Quick Checklist ...  Waveform Capnography ...  Get a Blood Gas ... Depth  Put a BVM at
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
Best for: For awake ... got intubated has ... - Should be awake ... consistent Vt > 8cc/kg at ... (pulling good tidal
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
of time while awake ... Difficulty tolerating ... mask up to face at ... Difficulty falling ... wear mask during day
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
Basics of Waveform ... Capnography Waveform ... then alveolar gas ... ETCO2: Peak CO2 at ... peak, not end-tidal
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... o Assess for difficult ... Approach: RSI / DSI / Awake ... o ABG (ideally at ... #intubation #checklist
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Earplugs & eye shades at ... - If difficulty ... dexmedetomidine at ... #Delirium #Checklist
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
mission-critical tests spaced at ... anticoagulants as ... - Be aware of ... Erythropoietin 300 U /kg/day ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist