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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... complications from anesthesia ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
#Perioperative ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
spinal or epidural) anesthesia ... replacement) • Lung ... biopsy, cervical cone ... Perioperative #Procedures ... #Table #Stratification
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... analgesia (consider risk ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... hyperventilate lungs ... monitoring of: core ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... mmol.l-1 ❼ Check core ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Risk Factors and ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... #cardiology #treatment
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Infection (e.g ... - Vitamin B12, Copper ... patients with a long ... Intervertebral disk ... syndromes #lesions #differential