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Interscalene brachial plexus block is used for shoulder, arm, and elbow surgery. Local anesthetic is injected
Interscalene brachial ... Local anesthetic ... groove to provide anesthesia ... to the brachial ... -C7 #Clinical #POCUS
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
Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks
Interscalene, Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular, Axillary - Indications, positioning, and anatomy
#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Upper
positioning, and anatomy ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Local #Upper # ... NerveBlocks #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Anatomy #Interscalene
Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
positioning, and anatomy ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Local #Lower # ... NerveBlocks #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Anatomy #Femoral
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... the laryngeal anatomy ... C to intubate trachea ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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
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