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Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
found to have distended ... What is the cause ... practical use: the maneuver ... flow is always AWAY ... #Video #Chest #PhysicalExam
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Precipitated by stress maneuvers ... Incontinence - Distended ... Precipitated by stress maneuvers ... Bladder Outlet Obstruction
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
the Heimlich manoeuvre ... as they may cause ... Peds #Pediatrics #Airway ... #Obstruction #ForeignBody ... #Management
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... #Extubation #Checklist ... #criticalcare #management
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
collapsed distal airways ... extra-thoracic airway ... obstruction (laryngeal ... or tracheal obstruction ... Findings #Pulmonary #PhysicalExam
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... antihypertensives • Distended ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Consider potential causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... • IVC Obstruction ... & upper thorax distend ... abdominal veins also distend ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... o Endocrine cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... ventilation (APRV) uses ... continuous positive airway ... pressure • Intended ... #Ventilation #Management