29 results
Interscalene Nerve Block Instructions by Jill Nickerson @ SinaiEM
#Management #Shoulder #Dislocation #Local #Anesthesia #Interscalene #NerveBlock #Instructions
Interscalene Nerve Block ... Nickerson @ SinaiEM #Management ... Dislocation #Local #Anesthesia ... #Interscalene #NerveBlock
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
1st Degree Heart Block ... Mobitz I Heart Block ... Brady Management ... • Block in AV ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis
Fascia Iliaca Regional Nerve Block

Regional nerve 
blockade for early 
analgesic 
management of 
elderly patients 
with hip
Regional Nerve Block ... analgesic management ... Iliaca #Regional #NerveBlock ... #Anesthesia #Local ... #Pain #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... • Embolism. ... Central #Neuraxial #Block ... #Intraoperative ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... ); circulatory embolus ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block ... #management #cardiology
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Bradycardia Diagnostic ... and Management ... sick sinus, AV block ... THREATENING CAUSES & TREATMENT ... #Management #Bradycardia
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
• Antipyretics block ... production • Treatment ... antipyretics to block ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
bradycardia, conduction blocks ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup