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Medical

Severe asthma / COPD crash airway

obstructive asthma COPD auto-PEEP hypercapnia

Medical

Flash pulmonary edema / SCAPE

hypoxemia pulmonary edema NIV hypertension

Medical

DKA / severe metabolic acidosis

DKA acidosis minute ventilation shock

Medical

Septic shock / peri-arrest airway

shock sepsis pressor hypotension

Medical

Massive PE / RV failure

RV failure PE shock hypoxia

Trauma

Facial trauma / blood-soiled airway

trauma dirty airway bleeding suction

Trauma

Cervical spine trauma

C-spine trauma positioning

Medical

Airway edema / angioedema

angioedema edema awake ENT

Trauma

Burns / inhalation injury

burn inhalation edema soot

Mechanical

Foreign body / choking / upper airway obstruction

foreign body obstruction Magill

Medical

Anaphylaxis with airway compromise

anaphylaxis edema shock

Trauma

TBI / intracranial pressure risk

TBI neuro EtCO2

Medical

Overdose / aspiration risk

overdose aspiration dirty airway

Medical

Massive upper GI bleed / hematemesis

GI bleed dirty airway shock

Medical

Morbid obesity / OSA / difficult preoxygenation

obesity preoxygenation ramp

Medical

Pregnancy airway

pregnancy aspiration preoxygenation

Peds

Pediatric severe asthma

peds asthma obstructive

Peds

Pediatric DKA / metabolic acidosis

peds DKA acidosis

Peds

Bronchiolitis / infant respiratory failure

infant bronchiolitis BVM

Peds

Croup / upper airway obstruction

croup upper airway stridor

Peds/Adult

Epiglottitis / deep neck infection

infection stridor ENT

Mechanical

Tracheostomy obstruction / displaced trach

trach obstruction displacement

Mechanical

Tracheostomy bleeding / possible sentinel bleed

trach bleeding TIF

Mechanical

Laryngectomy patient with respiratory distress

laryngectomy stoma neck breather

Mechanical

Postoperative neck hematoma

neck hematoma surgical airway ENT

Peds/Trauma

Pediatric trauma / shock airway

peds trauma shock

Medical

Caustic ingestion / airway burns

caustic edema ENT

Medical

Opioid overdose / aspiration risk

overdose aspiration naloxone

Medical

Status epilepticus airway

seizure status aspiration

Medical

GI bleed / hematemesis airway

GI bleed hematemesis shock suction

Medical

Pregnancy / perimortem airway

pregnancy aspiration difficult airway

Medical

Morbid obesity / OSA hypoxemic airway

obesity OSA positioning preoxygenation

Medical

Anaphylaxis with airway involvement

anaphylaxis edema shock

Medical

Salicylate toxicity / toxicologic hyperventilation

toxicology salicylate acidosis minute ventilation

Medical

Neuromuscular weakness / impending respiratory failure

myasthenia GBS neuromuscular NIF

Medical

Massive hemoptysis / airway flooding

hemoptysis bleeding dirty airway isolation

Medical

Drowning / submersion injury

drowning hypoxemia aspiration hypothermia

Medical

Carbon monoxide / cyanide smoke exposure

CO cyanide smoke burn

Medical

Cardiac arrest airway priorities

cardiac arrest BVM SGA ETI CPR

Anatomic

Awake intubation candidate / anticipated difficult airway

awake difficult airway fiberoptic ENT

Anatomic

Limited mouth opening / trismus

trismus dental deep space awake

Infection

Ludwig angina / floor-of-mouth swelling

Ludwig deep neck edema awake

Anatomic

Jaw wired shut / mandibular fixation

jaw wired mandible wire cutters trauma

Mechanical

Tube exchange / cuff leak / damaged ETT

ETT cuff leak tube exchange airway exchange catheter

Mechanical

Accidental extubation / tube dislodgement

extubation dislodgement transport DOPES

Post-intubation

Ventilator dyssynchrony / biting tube

dyssynchrony sedation bite block ventilator

Peds

Pediatric foreign body aspiration

foreign body peds obstruction bronchoscopy

Peds

Pediatric septic shock airway

peds sepsis shock pressor

Peds

Pediatric anaphylaxis airway

peds anaphylaxis edema shock

Peds

Neonate / young infant apnea

neonate infant apnea BVM

Medical

Pulmonary hypertension crisis

pulmonary hypertension RV failure hypoxia acidosis

Medical

Severe pneumonia / ARDS physiology

ARDS pneumonia hypoxemia PEEP

Post-intubation

Post-intubation hypotension

hypotension shock sedation PPV

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