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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia + AV ... Renal failure • AV ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... foxglove leaf Mechanism ... - Decreases AV ... nodal conduction Uses ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... hypertension, tachy- or bradycardia ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... 200ms from longer pause ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
SA node: Sinus bradycardia ... , Sick Sinus Syndrome ... (SSS) • AV node ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radiocapitellar line • Mechanism ... ), compartment syndrome ... Posterior long arm ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... Contraindications: - Bradycardia ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis