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Cardiac Tamponade

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial #Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Cardiac Tamponade ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Pericardial ... #Effusion #Electrical
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... consider: o Cardiac ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
on POCUS Good ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... Reason for electrical ... EKG from same patient ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Clinical
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... an appropriate critical ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... help; consider electrical ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... • Check ECG rhythm ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
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
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
. ❼ Use rapid infusion ... , coagulation, etc ... an appropriate clinical ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative