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Obstetric patients often pose challenges to anesthesiologists, as lab values and parameters vary from a non-pregnant
#diagnosis #clinical ... management #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... References: American Association
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation ... - Flail chest, pulmonary ... vessel injury, pulmonary ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
brain injury By Association ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
By Association of ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
By Association of ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Consider alternate diagnoses ... Hydrocortisone By Association ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... significantly positive association ... Differential Diagnoses ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
By Association of ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
By Association of ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis