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Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
neuromuscular blockade ... - Differential ... neuromuscular #blockade ... #Prolonged #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Causes
Causes of Postoperative Hypercarbia:
Hypoventilation 
 - drug-induced central respiratory depression 
 - intrapulmonary abnormality 
 -
Causes of Postoperative ... neuromuscular blockade ... #Hypercarbia #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Hyperkalemia
Pseudohyperkalemia
 - Tourniquet use
 - Hemolysis (in vitro)
 - Leukocytosis
 - Thrombocytosis
Intra- to extracellular
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... exercise - ß-Blockade ... Drugs—potassium-sparing ß-blockade ... #Hyperkalemia #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... neuromuscular blockade ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... the most common causes ... This is a rare cause ... which could mean a blockage ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Blockade of the ... Blockade of the ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... Classification #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Vascular/Blockage ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Anticholinergic - Blockade ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... table #diagnosis #differential
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification
Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic) - Na+ Channel Blockade
 • Slows depolarization
- Na+ Channel Blockade ... Beta Receptor Blockade ... III - K+ Channel Blockade ... - Ca2+ Channel Blockade ... Classification #Classes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #