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Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... Management: ... check endotracheal tube ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... More / larger iv access ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
anesthesiologists to assess ... #clinical #management ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Assess the likelihood ... impact of basic management ... surgical airway access ... difficult airway management ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
used to adjust tube ... the ETT until ballottement ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Endotracheal #ETTube
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
with tracheal tube ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... Front of Neck Access ... D). ⓫ Secure tube ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
with a tracheal tube ... establish intravenous access ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
ACTIVATE CATH LAB ACCESS ... femoral arterial access ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Obtain venous access ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Remove tracheal tube ... avoid N2O • Assess ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management