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Coronary Oxygen Balance 

Myocardial Oxygen Demand <-> Coronary Artery Blood Flow <-> Oxygen Availability

#cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Availability #cardiac ... #oxygen #pathophysiology ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology ... #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Call for cardiac ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... improvement By Association ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... dependency) By Association ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation ... Oxyhemoglobin #Dissociation ... #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology ... Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... Intrathoracic-lntracardiac Dissociation ... #pericarditis #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #dissociation
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
recognize the cause ... have a general treatment ... algorithm #management #treatment ... #anesthesiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... By Association of ... Guidelines for crises ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... brain injury By Association ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology