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Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
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Truncus Arteriosus ... Cardiomegaly, increased pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #peds ... #pediatrics
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Chronic pulmonary ... patent ductus arteriosus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... ventricular stroke work ... ventricular stroke work ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... patent ductus arteriosus ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Ductal View for Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

“Ductal view” for PDA. See red continuous flow. Once PA
Patent Ductus Arteriosus ... Once PA pressure ... disappear and the diagnosis ... PDA #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pediatrics
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
haemorrhage ❶ Call ... obvious bleeding (pressure ... interventional radiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway Pressure ... not resolving, call ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
rhythm and blood pressure ... problem (Box C). ❽ Call ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
ischaemia ❶ Call ... resolve: • Call ... arterial blood pressure ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
intrathoracic pressure ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... causes in Box E and call ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup