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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... , e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... can be seen in tamponade ... Septal bounce, etc ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
on POCUS Good ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... EKG from same patient ... electrical #alternans #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... Insulin–Glucose IV Infusion ... Prevention - Consider cause
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... consider serious causes ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... consider serious causes ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... and positioning (e.g ... 1 o Cardiac tamponade ... (eg steroid dependency ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Drugs that prolong QT ... Congenital long QT ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... • Infusion:
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist