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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Neuroleptic malignant ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... other, more common causes ... anaesthesia #Malignant ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
should identify any cause ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Cheatsheet for Malignant Hyperthermia in Anesthesia 

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

#Malignant #Hyperthermia #Anesthesia
Cheatsheet for Malignant ... MarkHarrisMD #Malignant ... Hyperthermia #Anesthesia #Anesthesiology
Approach to determining the cause of a blood clot
1) Is it acquired?
2) Should you consider inheritable
determining the cause ... consider inheritable causes ... for undiagnosed malignancy ... VTE #diagnosis #causes ... #workup #thrombophilia
Malignant Hyperpyrexia
A rare complciation of halothane or suxamethonium.
Predisposition to developing this is inherited (autosomal dominant).

#Malignant #Hyperpyrexia
Malignant Hyperpyrexia ... #Malignant #Hyperpyrexia ... Signs #Symptoms #Anesthesiology
Causes of Malignant Hypertension by Age

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Differential #Malignant #Hypertension #Causes #ByAge
Causes of Malignant ... #Differential #Malignant ... #Hypertension #Causes
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
pathophysiology #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Emergence - Anesthesiology ... Metabolic Causes ... Prolonged #Emergence #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hydronephrosis • Malignant ... Stricture • Malignancy ... and SMA - Can cause ... Hematuria: • Malignancy ... Urolithiasis • Malignancy