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Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... pressure - ETT positioned ... positioning (Reverse Trendelenburg ... Male genitalia positioned ... Proning #Nursing #Checklist
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Interpretation Checklist ... compare hilum position ... Interpretation #Checklist ... radiology #diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchoscopy Step by Step Instructions

#Bronchoscopy #Steps #Instructions #checklist #pulmonary #management #anatomy
Bronchoscopy Step by Step Instructions ... Bronchoscopy #Steps #Instructions ... #checklist #pulmonary
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
chesttube #placement #checklist ... #procedure #instructions ... #supplies #pulmonary
Dynamic CT Myelograms can help identify the source of spinal CSF Leaks. 
1. Place a sponge
sponge on CT & position ... prone Trendelenburg ... CSFLeak #Procedure #Instructions
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
tube correctly positioned ... chest tube is mal-positioned ... used to clear obstructions ... precipitate re-expansion pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Airway • Check position ... levelling patient position ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
• A correctly positioned ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions ... Checklist Tracheostomy ... Position: neck extension ... #criticalcare #pulmonary ... #checklist #management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Airway • Check position ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist