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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular ... Resistance #Pulmonary ... pathophysiology #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... improvement By Association ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes ... diagnosis #acls #checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... brain injury By Association ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Checklist for the ... Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for causes ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary ... Hypertension #PH #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... By Association of ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... o Endocrine cause ... dependency) By Association ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... Cutaneous flushing in association ... drug chart) By Association ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... By Association of ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist