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Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... or Obesity - Neck ... Mobility #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Difficult #Airway
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... proportionally larger • Neck ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
indicates increased airway ... resistance #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Diagnosis: Aspiration ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... Therapeutics: Airway ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... OPA, Suction, Video ... for difficult airway ... 30 degrees - Nick ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... Management • Airway ... Argon Plasma by Nick ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... workup #pulmonary #criticalcare
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
was performed (Video ... obstructing the airway ... lumen (Video 2) ... A diagnosis of laryngocele ... radiography of the neck
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... o surgery) by Nick ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... balance • Flat neck ... Pulmonary HTN • Airway ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... infographic by Nick ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare