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Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume x Peripheral Vascular ... Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... • Sepsis • Anaphylaxis ... #diagnosis #causes
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
examination and ultrasound ... Cardiac Performance ... Systemic Vascular ... Resistance #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Sepsis • Anaphylaxis ... • Left-sided Valvular ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Redistribution #Shock #Hypotension
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... • Unexpected cardiac ... arrest trolley, anaphylaxis ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy • Valvular ... Bronchiectasis • Anaphylaxis ... • Pulmonary hypertension
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause vascular ... Bradycardia & hypotension ... Testing #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
ischaemia → 3-12 o Anaphylaxis ... → 3-1 o Cardiac ... valvular problem ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... compartment syndrome, Vascular ... algorithm #treatment #management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... abnormalities (hypo- or hypertension ... the patient is hypotensive ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Signs: hypotension ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... removal – consult vascular ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management