by Josephine Ding | Jan 18, 2025 | Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
WHO Analgesia Ladder for Acute Pain This ladder is used to guide pharmacological management of acute pain in patients. The patient must be asked to rate the pain out of 10 or use the Visual Analog Scale to determine severity. Please see Figure 1 of this article for an...
by Josephine Ding | Jan 18, 2025 | Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve The HbO2 saturation curve shown here, demonstrates the relationship between the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood and the saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen in blood. In conditions of a right-shift, there is reduced...
by Sandra Lee | Sep 24, 2022 | Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Anesthesia Medications Dosing for IV Induction: Propofol Thiopental Ketamine Etomidate Dose 2.5-3.0 mg/kg (less with opioids) 3-5 mg/kg 1-2 mg/kg 0.3...
by Sandra Lee | Sep 24, 2022 | Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Airway Management Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Airway Management Course Lesson 1, 2, and 5 are high yield Common Maneuvers in Airway Management BURP Chin Tilt & Jaw Thrust Methods of Supporting the Airway Source: Toronto Notes Textbook 3-3-2 Rule 3-3-2 is a...
by Amrit Sampalli | Aug 21, 2019 | Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
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by Tim Milligan | Nov 10, 2015 | Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
Ambu-bag (Laerdal resuscitator) – used to provide positive pressure ventilation Simple face mask Nasal prongs – assist in providing oxygen Non-rebreather mask – enables to delivery of high concentrations of oxygen Venturi mask with oxygen ports...
