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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular ... Resistance #Pulmonary ... pathophysiology #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
❷ Liaise with local ... activate appropriate local ... plan (Box A): ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
secure it with a ... emulsion (Box A) ... #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypertension in Anesthesiology ... Management Initial checklist ... Check sources of anesthetic ... - Increase anesthetic ... vaporizer / epidural / local
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
≥ 39 C this is a ... manipulation of a ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rapidly exclude a ... tamponade → 3-9 o Local ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery ... #causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Caused by an accumulation ... • Infiltrate local ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
of hypoxia in a ... recognize the cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #treatment #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #hypoxia
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
accidental injection of local ... intubation (Box A) ... Consider other causes ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis