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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
Hydrogen Ions (acidosis ... / Hypokalemia, Hypothermia ... Arrest #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #acls #checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... - Differential ... Shift: • Lactic acidosis ... Diagnosis #Framework #Workup ... #phosphate #nephrology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
(NAGMA) - Differential ... Framework and Workup ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #nephrology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Exercise, Fever, Hypothermia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... #Differential #
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... Peri-operative hyperthermia ... metoprolol Metabolic acidosis ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
hyperkalaemia Hypothermia ... toxicity (→ 3-10) Acidosis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Redistribution: Acidosis ... paralysis, post-hypothermia ... reabsorption) Workup ... hyperchloremic acidosis ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology