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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 ... #intubation ... Mallampati Classification ... : Mallampati Classification
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
Airway Intubation ... Confirmation on POCUS ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Airway ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
to attempting intubation ... Mallampati Classification ... of endotracheal intubation ... - Classification ... based on which parts
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Intubation Confirmation ... on POCUS See ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #ETT #Clinical ... #Neck #Ultrasound
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... can be seen on ultrasound ... identifying esophageal intubation ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus #
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
Tracheal Airway ... POCUS prior to anticipated ... difficult airway ... #POCUS #trachea ... #clinical #ultrasound
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Positive "spot sign" on Ocular Ultrasound

78 yo M with sudden onset
Positive "spot sign ... " on Ocular Ultrasound ... Occlusion #Embolus #Clinical ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #Ultrasound
Central line placement: verifying wire placement on POCUS
Prior to dilation of a central vein. Confirm wire
wire placement on POCUS ... brachiocephalic vein (in short ... wire #placement #pocus ... #clinical #ultrasound
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... Nerve: Ultrasound ... of hypoechoic spots ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK #POCUS ... #Atlas #Clinical
POCUS “Double Tract” sign indicating esophageal intubation (located in left paratracheal location in approx. 70% humans).

#Esophageal
POCUS “Double Tract ... indicating esophageal intubation ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... DoubleTract #Sign #Clinical