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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
problem and note the ... an appropriate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Obtain a chest X-ray ... safe to do so. ⓮ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Plan to ensure ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Plan for repeat ... feasible (Box B). ⓭ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Evaluation - Chest X-ray ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... lead ECG, chest X-ray ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
develop (Box B). ❾ Plan ... in critical care ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup