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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
airway is ... #Adult #Airway ... #Comparison #Differences ... #CriticalCare #Intubation ... #Diagnosis
Extraglottic Airway Devices - Comparison Table 

Device - Image - Position/Type - Gastric Decompression? - Allows
Extraglottic Airway ... Devices - Comparison ... Allows Endoscopic Intubation ... - Pediatric sizes ... #Extraglottic #Airway
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
Atrioventricular ... Embryology • Anatomy ... @crholton #Atrioventricular ... endocardial #cushion #diagnosis ... management #peds #pediatrics
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Continuous positive airway ... • Endotracheal intubation ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... Management #Peds #Pediatrics
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 ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... applied) A - Airway ... suction; oral airway ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... cord injury #Pediatrics
Trachea and Esophagus Visualization on POCUS

Transverse plane over trachea, slightly L of midline; note the esophagus
Visualization on POCUS ... (vs esophageal intubation ... Visualization #POCUS ... #airway #clinical ... #anatomy #labeled
Anatomic Features Associated With Difficult Airways in Children
 • Impingement on airway lumen
 • Cervical spine
Anatomic Features ... Impingement on airway ... Children #peds #pediatrics ... #anatomy #anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
physiologically challenging airway ... existing difficult-airway ... prediction models only focus ... Extremes of size, Anatomic ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach on POCUS ... of an SBO (for diagnosis ... to prompt NGT), intubation ... gastroparesis (diagnosis ... abdominal #clinical #anatomy