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Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Anesthesiology - Differential ... • check ETC02 / ... peak airway pressure ... volumes • look at chest ... / circuit • suction
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
consider passing suction ... measured VTexp, ETCO2 ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... • Pulmonary artery ... high-resolution chest ... function tests: ... #differential #
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Confirm airway ... consider passing suction ... expired volume, ETCO2 ... compressions (visual and ETCO2 ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... hypoventilation) - Airway ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... consider passing suction ... Breathing • Check chest ... measured VTexp, ETCO2 ... #Hypotension #Differential
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
less often, an airway ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #TreeInBud ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... of a difficult airway ... Assess functional ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... Functional status
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
OnePager Summary COMPONENTS ... Attempt to pass suction ... Attempt to pass suction ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
consider passing suction ... measured VTexp, ETCO2 ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... tracheal/bronchial suction ... o Aspiration, pulmonary