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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework DECREASED ... : Decreased respiratory ... , pulmonary AVMs ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... and positioning (e.g ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Hypotension #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... Circulatory System • Increased ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Differential #
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... voltage Other Causes ... #differential #
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway, e.g ... oxygen and face mask ... Consider other causes ... guideline 2-3 Increased ... negative-pressure pulmonary
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Increase fresh ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... volume: assist/increase ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Management #Workup #anesthesia
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
LVEF, pericardial effusion ... PFTs (outpatient; increased ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
(e.g. facial trauma ... recent surgery, etc ... uses a small valve ... inflatable reservoir increases ... Devices #management #pulmonary
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Herpes, Coxsackie, etc ... ULN • AST/ALT Elevation ... renal perfusion