Airway Management Related Posts Airway anatomy, airway management, airway manoeuvre Airway assessment Airway equipment Rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
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Amlodipine https://www.myhouseman.my/amlodipine/
Anion Gap Normal range: – With potassium: 16 ± 4 mmol/L – Without potassium: 12 ± 4 mmol/L Further reading: https://www.myhouseman.my/anion-gap/
Atropine https://www.myhouseman.my/atropine/
Abbreviation: AUR Acute urinary retention
AVPU A– Alert V– Respond to Verbal stimuli P– Respond to Painful stimuli U– Unresponsive to any stimuli
Basal skull fracture Signs of basal skull fracture • Haemotympanium • Raccoon eyes • CSF otorrhoea • Battle’s sign
Battle Sign • Bruising over the mastoid process / retroauricular region, typically due to head trauma
Bougie • A thin plastic rod that is passed into the trachea, over which the endotracheal tube is inserted; especially used for difficult airways • It’s like a ‘guide-wire’, but for intubation
Bristol Stool Chart • Type 1: Separate hard lumps • Type 2: Lumpy and sausage like • Type 3: Sausage shape with cracks in the surface • Type 4: Like a smooth, soft sausage or snake • Type 5: Soft blobs with clear-cut edges • Type 6: Mushy consistency with ragged edges • Type 7: […]