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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... cytokine release syndrome ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Syndrome: Illness ... misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... abnormalities - Avoid QTc
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Call for cardiac ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... known drug causes (eg ... remifentanil, digoxin etc ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT ... syndrome, ARVC) ... more intensive treatment
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 ... - Compartment syndrome