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Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Establish IV/IO Access ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Cardiac surgery? ... Management #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... postoperative cardiac
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... before beginning treatment ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary