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A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
A good approach ... Volume Status 3. ... Cardiac Performance ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Plan definitive management ... EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... (sub-xiphoid approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... trolley and then cardiac ... Right-handed operator stands ... Left-handed operator stands ... #Workup
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the ... Hypercoagulable State ... thromboembolism → Cardiac ... - No other workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... ≥ 6.5 mmol/L - Emergency ... #algorithm #treatment
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... alteration in mental status ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... #Management #Neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
attention to volume status ... 3 questions to work ... a physiologic approach ... Assess volume status ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... -An updated approach ... -If you work at ... #Management #Alcohol
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