Situation category

Medical physiology

Choose a scenario.

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

Medical

Airway edema / angioedema

angioedema, edema, awake, ENT

Medical

Anaphylaxis with airway compromise

anaphylaxis, edema, shock

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/Adult

Epiglottitis / deep neck infection

infection, stridor, ENT

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

Infection

Ludwig angina / floor-of-mouth swelling

Ludwig, deep neck, edema, awake

Medical

Pulmonary hypertension crisis

pulmonary hypertension, RV failure, hypoxia, acidosis

Medical

Severe pneumonia / ARDS physiology

ARDS, pneumonia, hypoxemia, PEEP

Educational resource only. Use institutional protocols, local policy, and bedside clinical judgment. Not a substitute for supervised training, medical direction, or emergency care guidance.