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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): ... until patient is stable ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... exam to look for focal ... a-lines) - Nasopharyngeal ... - CBC with differential ... #algorithm #schema
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... parenchyma by a ... radiograph shows a ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... Epiglottitis • Vocal ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #pulmonary
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
potential causes (Box A) ... accordingly (Box A) ... tone Drug error Local ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... Algorithm STEMI: ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Breathing • Check chest ... tamponade → 3-9 o Local ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused by a ... presenting with chest ... Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... disease through local ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential