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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 #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
devices could have caused ... monitoring cardiac output ... By Association of ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... overload / TURP syndrome ... ) • Medical causes ... phaeochromocytoma By Association ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... By Association of ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... 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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
• Light-near dissociaton ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... no light-near dissociation ... • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... loss of cardiac output ... may help By Association ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman test ... patient under anesthesia ... That causes the ... #Lachmans #test ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Cutaneous flushing in association ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
evaluating potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... (→ 3-2) By Association ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist