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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... generally toward left shoulder ... improvement By Association ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
You should rapidly ... consider: o Cardiac ... dependency) By Association ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... consultation with cardiology ... By Association of ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... as a possible cause ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
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 ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... By Association of ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
from start to end should ... airway device should ... By Association of ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... physical activity - Nausea ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... • Call for cardiac ... (→ 3-2) By Association ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... may help By Association ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup