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Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions Reference Card

#Management #OBGyn #Emergency #Resuscitative #Hysterotomy #Algorithm #Procedure #Instructions #Checklist #Teams
Hysterotomy - Procedure ... Management #OBGyn #Emergency ... #Hysterotomy #Algorithm ... #Checklist #Teams ... #Allocation
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... before invasive procedure ... Although nonhepatic causes ... diagnosis #workup #algorithm ... #differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertensive urgency or emergency ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Loss by Anatomic Location ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... hospital fire emergency ... number and report location ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... recent surgical procedure ... signs #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... continued in most cases ... ; interpretation ... hypokalemia #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #nephrology
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
Emergency Evacuation ... Guidelines for Crises ... any operative procedure ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist