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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
of Cardiac Arrest ... #Arrest #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #acls ... #checklist
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... #diagnosis #arrest
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... edema • Atelectasis ... • Metabolic acidosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... See Boxes B and C ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... may help reduce acidosis ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... to 100.4°F [38°C] ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
arrest trolley ... trinitrate (GTN) (Box C) ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... edema, Aspiration ... Severe anemia C. ... failure, Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... arrest - Shock ... output - Acute pulmonary ... edema - Mesenteric ... #Diagnosis #causes
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
range of 32 – 36°C ... hyperthermia > 37.5°C. ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup