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Systematic changes affecting anesthesia in the obese patient.

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Obesity #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes ... MarkHarrisMD #Obesity #Anesthesiology ... Pathophysiology #Changes
Age Related Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia Implications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia
Related Physiologic Changes ... Pathophysiology #Changes ... #AgeRelated #Anesthesiology
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
pathophysiology #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Emergence - Anesthesiology ... Metabolic Causes ... Prolonged #Emergence #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #Differential
Obstetric patients often pose challenges to anesthesiologists, as lab values and parameters vary from a non-pregnant
and physiologic changes ... management #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... Physiological changes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Without Sensory Changes ... With Sensory Changes ... Without Sensory Changes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
Differential #Diagnosis #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #complications
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
replaced or its type changed ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Depolarization: • Na+ channels ... Phase • Ca++ channels ... Potential: • K+ channels ... Block fast Na+ channels ... Classification #Classes
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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repolarization; changes ... provide the earliest clues ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... Hyperkalemia #EKG #ECG #Changes