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Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Emergence - Anesthesiology ... • Overdose • Hypothermia ... (< 33 C) • Incr ... (< 33 C) • Sepsis ... #Causes #Differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... Exertional: • Hyperthermia ... per day until stable ... #Differential # ... Management #Summary #causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... prolonged or ≥ 39 C ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential # ... Causes #Anesthesiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Exertional: - Hyperthermia ... - Malignant hyperthermia ... #Differential #
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... Peri-operative hyperthermia ... , invasive BP, CVP ... indicated (Box C) ... #Crisis #Anesthesiology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Hyperthermic Toxidromes ... , rhabdomyolysis ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Toxidromes #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Rhabdomyolysis - ... Differential Diagnosis ... stroke, Malignant hyperthermia ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... See Boxes B and C ... hyperkalaemia Hypothermia ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury Classification ... appear to be a stable ... and easy way to differentiate ... C: In Danis-Webber ... C the fibula fracture
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Hypothermia ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Low #Potassium #Classification ... #Causes