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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Neuroleptic malignant ... antipsychotics) • Malignant ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #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
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
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
Malignant Hyperthermia ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #malignant #hyperthermia ... Management of malignant ... Malignant hyperthermia
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
cm are usually malignant ... either benign or malignant ... the chance of malignancy ... size, none was malignant ... #EBM #Radiology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... Non-Nutritional - Malignancy ... hematological Malignancy ... #Pancytopenia #Workup
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Regenerative nodules • Malignant ... Biliary cysts • Malignant ... Diagnosis #hepatology #Radiology
Train of Four monitoring is commonly used by anesthesiologists to determine the adequacy of paralytic agents
why and how it works ... stimulation #anesthesia #anesthesiology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
trauma, active malignancy ... an established malignancy ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
, no extensive workup ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... Algorithm #Drugs #Malignancy