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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... until patient is stable ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... mainstay of initial management ... mainstay of initial management ... with saline and cover ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Dislocation - May cause ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
in Anaesthesia ... arrest where other causes ... as patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Oxygenation (O2 stable ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... (Sedation off, passes ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
in Anaesthesia ... other, more common causes ... monitoring of: core ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
epilepticus which may cause ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Vitamin B12, Copper ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... differential #diagnosis #neurology