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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Guidelines for Crises ... Plan definitive management ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... in critical care ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Checklist - Myasthenia ... (vital signs, clinical ... #Myasthenic #Crisis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... patients (including cardiac ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Guidelines for Crises ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... negative fluid balance ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management