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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity ... Signs of severe toxicity ... tachyarrhythmias may all ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
bilateral pleural effusions ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... management #cardiology #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... Adequate perfusion ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... local anaesthetic toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... local anaesthetic toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Local anaesthetic toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... are balanced by Cl ... ECF and ICF both work ... blood flow and perfusion ... diagnosis #treatment #pharmacology
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
after 4 cycles for all ... dose, continuous infusion ... cardiology #oncology #pharmacology ... #toxicity #chemotherapy