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Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... as possible. ❹ Call ... for MH treatment ... hyperventilate lungs ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Call for help ... over-vigorous attempts at lung ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
• Amiodarone half ... starting amiodarone treatment ... Exclude other causes ... macrophages Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Troponin is to call ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... JAK2, CALR-calreticulin ... • Treatment algorithms ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology