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Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
inspiratory flow rate, as ... sealed systems (CPAP ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Flow #Comparison #management ... #criticalcare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Altered Mental Status ... 1) Ask while ... and stabilize: AMS ... Diagnosis and Workup ... #Management #criticalcare
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Remove airway devices ... oxygen and face mask ... lung inflation, as ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Any implantable devices ... determine if stress test ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... medical and surgical management
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... airway lifelines as ... means that airway management ... more accurately depicts ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... reabsorption) Workup ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Optimize volume status ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
mimic the “Starved state ... hormones that work ... essentially a state ... differential #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare