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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... maintained fever CAUSES ... Malignant hyperthermia crisis ... Guidelines for crises ... #Differential #Causes
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Adrenal Crisis ... hemorrhage can be a cause ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... still the leading cause
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis ... Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... Guidelines for crises ... #Hyperthermia #Crisis
Drugs associated with worsening of Myasthenia Gravis (MG):
•	D-penicillamine 
•	Botulinum toxin.
•	Telithromycin
•	Fluoroquinolones 
•	Quinine
•	Magnesium
•	Macrolide antibiotics 
•	Corticosteroids (may cause transient
Corticosteroids (may cause ... prolonged myasthenic crisis ... of myasthenic crisis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Guidelines for Crises ... hypovolaemia or combined causes ... pressure as a cause ... o Endocrine cause ... Guidelines for crises
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Guidelines for Crises ... in Anaesthesia Caused ... of underlying cause ... small volume may cause ... Guidelines for crises
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Guidelines for Crises ... should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Guidelines for crises
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Scleroderma renal crises ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Guidelines for Crises ... should identify any cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Malignant hyperthermia crisis ... Guidelines for crises
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... • Salt wasting crisis ... "salt wasting crisis