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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... AV Dissociation: ... evidence of AV dissociation ... #Tachycardia #Evaluation
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... high voltage Cardiac ... MSK - Fractures, dislocations ... #Electricity #Evaluation
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... By Association of ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Interdependence: • Limited Cardiac ... Intrathoracic-lntracardiac Pressure Disassociation ... Intrathoracic-lntracardiac Dissociation ... pathophysiology #cardiology #dissociation
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation ... ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... EEG, Brain MRI, Cardiac ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
predictably w/ the cardiac ... waves indicate AV dissociation
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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
• If immediate evacuation ... • Consider evacuation ... By Association of ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Atrioventricular dissociation ... Absent y descent - Cardiac
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... By Association of ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... may help By Association ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup