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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) for admission ... further workup and treatment ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... dependent DM ACS ... • <12mo since ACS ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... analgesia (consider risk ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Incidence: common in APL ... Attempt if high risk ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Key Basic Plan - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

This Key Basic Plan will detect and identify
• Reduces the risk ... #Basics #Checklist ... #ABCDs #ABCs #BasicPlan ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... should be done on diagnosis ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... diabetic as you risk ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management