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Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... underlying problem (Box C) ... Consider known drug causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... breathing system (Box C) ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
surgery if possible ... intrathoracic pressure ... vasopressor (Box C) ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... pulse and blood pressure ... equipment (Box C) ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Raised Intracranial Pressure ... cardiac/Valve surgery ... Chagas disease • Acute ... #differential #
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... temporising drug (Box C) ... diagnostic – see Box C ... administered by surgeon ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
hypertension, tachy- or bradycardia ... rapidly complete the surgery ... trinitrate (GTN) (Box C) ... arterial blood pressure ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... See Boxes B and C ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... 20 ml.kg-1 (Box C) ... devices could have caused ... mean arterial pressure ... abandon or limit surgery
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
stroke • Severe nausea ... heart rate or bradycardia ... hemiplegic or anesthetic ... signs #symptoms #clues ... #differential #