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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... pressure as a cause ... potential surgical causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... o Endocrine cause
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
absent in severe cases ... arrest where other causes ... absent in severe cases ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Diagnosis and Workup ... Secondary causes ... the most common cause ... Different #Diagnosis #Workup ... #algorithm
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... monitor patient and source ... until patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... of underlying cause ... small volume may cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... and treat the cause ... evaluating potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... mediators - Time Course ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia ... Causes: thrombus ... • Discontinue source ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup