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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
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 Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... monitoring cardiac output ... By Association of ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
., light-near dissociation ... It is caused by ... infection which causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology #syndrome
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... loss of cardiac output ... may help By Association ... Embolism #VTE #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
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
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
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
Adson's Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform Adson's Test locate the radial pulse.
Have the patient take
Thoracic Outlet ... Syndrome To ... syndrome Video ... #Thoracic #Outlet ... #Syndrome #PhysicalExam