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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive heat ... Excessive insulation, high ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Loss of sodium/Potassium ... → Syncope • Signs ... High body temperatures ... Hypoglycemia - Hypocalcemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... Have a high index ... abnormalities particularly potassium ... especially in heart ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
search for warning signs ... or underlying heart ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... depletion impedes potassium ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... Do not use head-down ... that may mimic signs ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup