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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Hemangiomas • Vocal ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... causes #pulmonary #airway
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic ... • Maintain the airway ... secure it with a tracheal ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... the laryngeal anatomy ... C to intubate trachea ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... : Anaphylaxis, Vocal ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... : Tracheal stenosis ... Tracheomalacia, Tracheal
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... against narrowed airway ... paralysis, GERD Trachea ... stenosis, tracheal ... AnnKumfer #Wheezing #Differential
Pediatrics Surgical Airway - Percutaneous Cricothyrotomy - Procedure Checklist
Supply Checklist:
 • Sterile gloves, chlorhexidine
 • Lidocaine
Pediatrics Surgical Airway ... Supply Checklist ... Local anesthetic ... syringe - you are in trachea ... IV cannula into trachea
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or obstructed tracheal ... or supraglottic airway ... . ⓬ If raised airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... flow • Remove tracheal ... for crises in anaesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... correctly positioned tracheal ... ). ❻ Consider tracheal ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
sound over central airways ... • Functional: Vocal ... intubation Expiratory (Tracheal ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway ... Noisy #Breathing #differential