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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... Treatment depends ... • Excessive insulation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... - Infectious workup ... - Intubation ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... Confirm airway device ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... supraglottic airway device ... airway expertise e.g ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Workup
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... c deliriogenic meds ... unnecessary invasive devices ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Guidelines for Crises ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... remember to tailor treatment ... Confirm airway device ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Guidelines for Crises ... Remove airway devices ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Guidelines for Crises ... presume oesophageal intubation ... • Check ECG rhythm ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... will also get an EKG ... #criticalcare