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Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Initial checklist ... - Verify BP (e.g ... More / larger iv access
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 ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #pulmonary #differential
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
include chest pain ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... oral secretions (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
airway expertise e.g ... Front of Neck Access ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
cultures if possible (eg ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Check ECG rhythm ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology # ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Anesthesiology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup