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Train of Four monitoring is commonly used by anesthesiologists to determine the adequacy of paralytic agents
why and how it works ... #clinical #management ... #stimulation #anesthesia ... #anesthesiology ... Monitoring in Anesthesia
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... with saline and cover ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... an appropriate clinical ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... inform immediate clinical ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
An MRI confirmed ... posterolateral corner ... his exam under anaesthesia ... Injury #Positive #Clinical
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... 1) Clinical ... the diagnostic workup ... MRI, iADL scale, ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
monitoring of: core ... Plan admission to critical ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup