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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
pump failure): ... • Severe heart failure ... pump failure): ... findings based on cause ... reactions, adrenal crisis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... especially in heart failure ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
stimulation Cardiac ... /Chronic renal failure ... Scleroderma renal crises ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Guidelines for Crises ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... Guidelines for Crises ... • Call for cardiac ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Congestive Heart Failure ... failing as a pump; cardiac ... CHF also causes ... heart if the heart failure ... #Pharmacology #CHF
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Guidelines for Crises ... Unexpected total power failure ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... Guidelines for Crises ... surgery; equipment failure ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Guidelines for Crises ... • Unexpected cardiac ... surgery. ❷ Call for cardiac ... Guidelines for crises ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup