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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Thyroid disease • Infectious ... UTI, Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Mental #Status #AMS ... Diagnosis #Causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... catheter-related sepsis ... patients presents as ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... Discuss ongoing management ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
anaesthesia • Sepsis ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
toxicity → 3-10 o Sepsis ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
As soon as ... • If i.v. access ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
after an initial injection ... establish intravenous access ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Physiological - Amy ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
or accidental injection ... Consider other causes ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
not be treated as ... toxicity (→ 3-10); sepsis ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management