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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... Assess the likelihood ... • Difficult mask ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Rapid Response Team ... • Confirm IV access ... Rapid #Response #Team ... #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Biceps Tendon Tendonitis on POCUS

Patient presents with left shoulder pain. The sono-anatomy is labeled. Tendons, nerves,
The sono-anatomy ... is labeled. ... for a partial tear ... POCUS #clinical #msk ... #ultrasound #anatomy
Superficial Soft Tissue Abscess with Cobblestoning on POCUS

The ultrasound shows a superficial abscess (green) with cobblestoning
on POCUS The ultrasound ... cobblestoning (yellow), near ... The management plan ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #SSTI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Index < 2.2 AND anatomy ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Algorithm ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... ECMO center or team ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... and difficult mask ... PEEP increase Assess ... #CriticalCare
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... front-of-neck access ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Assess functional ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... echo in the last year ... medical and surgical management