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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

For an unstable patient in the ED, you will definitely not be able to do this entire evaluation, but any part will be helpful – even if its just having them range their neck and thrust their jaw while getting pre-oxygenated, or looking in the mouth to make sure the jaw isnt wired shut! Figure 7: (modified from Tanoubi 2009).

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. Haemoglobin electrophoresis: To reach a definitive diagnosis, Hb electrophoresis is used. Other associated signs can be anaemia and high reticulocyte count.

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