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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
sleep apnea • General ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... Upper abdominal / thoracic ... surgery • General ... postoperative #anesthesiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... steps. ❽ Insert central ... By Association of ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
An important part of an anesthesiologist's job is obviously to ensure patient stability during a procedure,
Pictured is a general ... checklist #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #preoperative #intraoperative
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Intraoperative Massive ... intravenous access. ❹ Control ... By Association of ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... scalp, neck, upper thoracic ... skin • Differential ... Malignancies: Abdominal/thoracic ... cytomegalovirus, dental
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... possible • If central ... may help By Association ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Hemorrhage • Central ... Rupture • Lens Dislocation ... Ultrasound #pocus #differential
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
alteration in mental ... emulsion (Box A). ❼ Control ... By Association of ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Painless: Lens Dislocation ... Retinal Detachment, Central ... Artery Occlusion, Central ... #Vision #Loss #Differential
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Intraoperative Tachycardia ... Also consider: central ... (→ 3-8) By Association ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative