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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 ... #Airway #POCUS ... #trachea #clinical
The AIRWAYS-2 Randomized Clinical Trial Infographic - A Visual Abstract

Effect of a Strategy of a Supraglottic
The AIRWAYS-2 Randomized ... Clinical Trial ... Device vs Tracheal ... Intubation During ... #Endotracheal #Intubation
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 ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric airway ... Risk of mainstem intubation ... pediatrics due to short trachea ... #Comparison #Differences ... #CriticalCare #Intubation
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 ... ET Tube in Trachea ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #ETT #Clinical
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
on Chest XRay - Trachea ... likely to be in the trachea ... Coins #ChestXRay #Trachea ... Pediatrics #CXR #Radiology ... #Comparison #Clinical
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
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus #
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
continuity with central airways ... from the main trachea-bronchial ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #comparison
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
continuity with central airways ... from the main trachea-bronchial ... airbronchograms-comparison-ultrasound-clinical-dynamic-static-pocus