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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Inotropic drugs ... Plan definitive management ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... circulation If drugs ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... - HIV/HAART medications
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
anticholinergic drug ... could have made a drug ... consider: o Cardiac ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
• Check ECG rhythm ... : Vagal tone Drug ... toxicity (→ 3-10) Acidosis ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... as patient is stable ... annotate notes/drug ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - Review of medication ... potentially causative drugs ... limit them as able ... #CriticalCare
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... line, stabilizes cardiac
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
syndrome (PRIS) - acidosis ... it should not cause ... A dissociative drug ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
neuromuscular blocking drugs ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... antiepileptic drugs ... ❾ Plan further management ... #Arrest #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... airway expertise e.g ... trolley and then cardiac ... neuromuscular blocking drug ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology