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Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
intubation 3. ... Detect mainstem intubation ... by identifying lung ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #intubation #criticalcare
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 ... ET Tube in Trachea ... twitter.com/EM_RESUS #Intubation ... Confirmation #POCUS #ETT #Clinical ... #Neck #Ultrasound
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Transverse View
The cervical esophagus is left of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus #
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
Airway Intubation ... air-mucosal surface of trachea ... by movement @ trachea ... Confirmation #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
likelihood and clinical ... vs. intubation ... • Video-assisted ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Nasogastric Tube Placement on Point of Care Ultrasound - Longitudinal View
The cervical esophagus is left of
identifying esophageal intubation ... for the "double trachea ... NGTube #Placement #clinical ... #video #pocus # ... #Long
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... CHF, decreases intubation ... indication for intubation ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... from the main trachea-bronchial ... Dynamic #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Esophageal Intubation
 • Capnography Detection - No trace, Wrong place
 • Prevention and Mitigation
Esophageal Intubation ... Detection - No trace ... Mitigation - Video ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
POCUS “Double Tract” sign indicating esophageal intubation (located in left paratracheal location in approx. 70% humans).

#Esophageal
indicating esophageal intubation ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... DoubleTract #Sign #Clinical ... #Trachea #ETT #