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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... Evaluation • ABCs ... r/o hemorrhage and ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... #diagnosis #checklist
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
ICU - Checklist ... failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... #diagnosis #workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... Access – FoNA (see ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
note the time. ... equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Protocol for Donning PPE

Put on special work clothes and work shoes • Wash hands~ Put on
clothes and work ... shoes • Wash hands ... medical protective mask ... #Donning #On #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
failure is rare and ... anaesthesia. ❺ Check the ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
organ dysfunction and ... Treatment depends on the ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Stop injecting the ... • Maintain the ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
mainstay of initial management ... • Monitor the ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup