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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
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
We may ask why are ... there so many RBCs ... Ask some questions ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Algorithm #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
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... segment changes on tele ... #management
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
prognosticate and ... Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... admission for further workup ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
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 ... medical protective mask ... if required in the ... #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