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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Check sources of anesthetic ... - Increase anesthetic ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... attack, ILD flare, Pleural ... effusion, Pneumonia ... Sarcoid, Tumor, Pleural ... effusion, Pulmonary
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
. ❼ Use rapid infusion ... equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... , coagulation, etc ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
Pleural Manometry ... Pressures and Pleural ... intermittently (e.g ... Manometry #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #differential
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
, overfeeding, etc ... consider draining pleural ... effusions • Improve ... #CriticalCare #Management
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... CNS depression (e.g ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... and positioning (e.g ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management