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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... indicated, start CPR ... • Call for cardiac ... • Prep and drape ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
Lung Ultrasound ... classification, cardiac ... and lung ultrasound ... #Pulmonology #CriticalCare ... Shock #Fluids #POCUS
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... surgery. ❷ Call for cardiac ... pressure < 50 mmHg or cardiac ... arrest, start CPR
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... ensure adequate lung ... Start continuous CPR ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... the chest the lung ... This causes a density ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Meds o Review Cxr ... TECHNIQUE o Scrub, drape ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... Procedure #Management #CriticalCare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
, allowing for lung ... venous system E-CPR ... of VA-ECMO when CPR ... flow supports cardiac ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
in Anaesthesia ... other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... hyperventilate lungs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia