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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... #Causes
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... Start vasopressor infusion ... #PEA #arrest #algorithm
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... • Call for cardiac ... anaesthesia #Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... surgery. ❷ Call for cardiac ... pressure < 50 mmHg or cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Guidelines for Crises ... they may be fully aware ... fluid by rapid infusion ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... Adequate perfusion ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm