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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
≥ 39 C this is a ... clinical emergency ... Treatment depends ... manipulation of a ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
inform immediate clinical ... ensure adequate lung ... secure it with a ... emulsion (Box A) ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Caused by an accumulation ... better treatment ... • Infiltrate local ... a dramatic clinical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... <300mmHg with a
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... Diagnosis: requires a ... hours to days, the local ... including DM • Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... radiograph shows a ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... thought to be caused ... - Clinical findings ... with a statistically ... initiation of treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... hyperventilate lungs ... Plan admission to critical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... Trauma to the long ... accounts for —9096 of cases ... onset widespread pulmonary ... FES is a clinical
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... patients with a ... long history of ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia