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Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... - Check other vital ... loss / venous compression ... #Differential #
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... • check ETC02 / ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology ... #Differential #
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
neuromuscular blockade - Differential ... Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic ... blockade #Prolonged #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Anesthesiology
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology ... • Alcohol Neurologic ... Prolonged #Emergence #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #Differential
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypertension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... - Check other vital ... oxygenation) - Check ... #Differential #
Hypo-osmolar Hypotonic HypoNatremia Algorithm (Serum Na+ < 135 meq/L, serum Osm < 275 mosm/kg)
Assess Volume Status,
Volume Status, Check ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... 75%), Infection, Compression ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... artery aneurysm (Compression ... Dilated #Pupil #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Mononeuropathy - Compression ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential #
True Hyponatremia Differential Algorithm

Instead (or in addition) of volume status examination, check urine sodium and serum
True Hyponatremia Differential ... status examination, check ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Nephrology