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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Unexpected total power ... monitor patient and source ... until patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
caution - e.g. at lower ... separated by 12 - 48 hours ... #pharmacology #comparison ... dosing #drugs #table
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - ... Management Algorithm ... potential LGIB source ... upper GI bleed) vs Stable ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
• Discontinue source ... wet packs • Lower ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
may radiate into lower ... Commonly work related ... varies with the source ... #Lower #BackPain ... Patterns #Features #Comparison
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
as a possible cause ... as patient is stable ... and >24 hours. ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Barium Enema (Lower ... X-ray 0.001 mSv 3 hours ... DEXA) 0.001 mSv 3 hours ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
Typically confined to lower ... Adults present with lower-limb ... follow an indolent course ... Sarcoma #Forms #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
take up to 6-8 hours ... to work Amiodarone ... management #treatment #comparison ... #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
classically on the lower ... • Cause is unknown ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential