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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 ... intubation 3. ... #Airway #POCUS
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
Airway Intubation ... Confirmation on POCUS ... by movement @ trachea ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Airway ... #Confirmation #POCUS
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Airways Pediatric airway ... pediatrics due to short trachea ... Pediatric #Adult #Airway ... #CriticalCare #Intubation ... #Diagnosis
POCUS Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation - Visual Abstract
How accurate is tracheal ultrasound in determining whether the
POCUS Confirmation ... of Tracheal Intubation ... How accurate is tracheal ... #Intubation #POCUS ... ultrasound #neck #diagnosis
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 ... Preop #Anesthesia #Diagnosis
The Cormack-Lehane Views - These views are important when you actually attempt laryngoscopy or intubation of
laryngoscopy or intubation ... difficult or failed intubations ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Cormack #Lehane #Classification
Trachea and Esophagus Visualization on POCUS

Transverse plane over trachea, slightly L of midline; note the esophagus
Visualization on POCUS ... confirm endotracheal intubation ... (vs esophageal intubation ... Visualization #POCUS ... #airway #clinical
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... , Endotracheal intubation ... Expiratory (Tracheal ... : Endotracheal intubation ... Autoimmune: GPA Lower Airway
M (Mallampati Score): essentially giving you an external assessment tool about the patient’s ability to open
associated with lower intubation ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #PCC #anesth ... #Mallampati #Classification
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... C to intubate trachea ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis