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Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
anesthesiologists to assess intubation ... clinical #management #anesthesia ... #intubation ... Mallampati Classification ... : Mallampati Classification
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
to attempting intubation ... Mallampati Classification ... - Classification ... based on which parts ... Assessment #Preop #Anesthesia
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
positions on upper airway ... relative to their chest ... @airwaycam #Airway ... Head #Cervical #Anesthesia ... CriticalCare #XRay #Neck #Comparison
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Fully expose the chest ... if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... or oesophageal intubation ... cyanosis. ⓭ Obtain a chest
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Airways Pediatric airway ... pediatrics due to short ... Pediatric #Adult #Airway ... #Comparison #Differences ... #CriticalCare #Intubation
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
ventilation. ❸ Airway ... Check position of airway ... • Confirm airway ... presume oesophageal intubation ... • Evaluate the airway
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... • Asymmetrical chest ... exclude bronchial intubation ... Management #Workup #anesthesia
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
applied) A - Airway ... for neck injury/airway ... suction; oral airway ... drug-assisted intubation ... Binder) • Use POCUS
Lung pulse shown by transducer placed on right and left anterolateral chest walls. Notice how the
anterolateral chest ... endobronchial mainstem intubation ... SAlerhand #Clinical #POCUS ... #Normal #Left #Comparison