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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Resistance vs Systemic ... Vascular #Resistance #Systemic ... pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology ... #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Venous Air Embolism / Entrapment

#Venous #AirEmbolism #Entrapment #VAE #anesthesiology #complications #pathophysiology #anesthesia
Entrapment #VAE #anesthesiology ... #complications ... #pathophysiology ... #anesthesia
Age Related Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia Implications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia
Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia ... Implications ... Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia ... #Pathophysiology ... Changes #AgeRelated #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes affecting anesthesia in the obese patient.

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Obesity #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes ... affecting anesthesia ... MarkHarrisMD #Obesity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Obese ... #Pathophysiology
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary Complications ... Immobilization • Poor pain ... RiskFactors #pulmonary #complications ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Musculoskeletal #Complications ... #pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Pseudo-Obstruction: Abdominal pain ... distension #Systemic ... Gastrointestinal #Complications ... #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
Approach to Low Back Pain ... Algorithm - Non-MSK ... - Radicular - Systemic ... Differential #Algorithm #Causes
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
entire breathing system ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... o Endocrine cause ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative