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Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... Anaesthesia Severe sepsis ... (hypotension persisting ... ≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... (sepsis with end
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
>10% bands Sepsis ... -3, 2016) • Sepsis ... failure o Hypotension ... >2 mmol/L Management ... control (drain abscesses
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Reactive: • Anemia/blood ... deficiency) • Infection ... /Sepsis • Non-infectious ... #Diagnosis #causes
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Initial checklist ... More / larger iv access ... #Differential #
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... catheter-related sepsis ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Patient - Differential ... Blood Pressure ... Afterload: • Sepsis ... #hypotensive #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... UTI, Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Causes of Depressed ... Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... • Gestational Hypertension ... Malformation • TORCH Infection ... Aspiration • Sepsis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Cardiac failure • Sepsis ... • Blood loss ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Inflammatory disease • Infection
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic ... for metastatic infection ... • Myocardial abscess ... , splenic abscess