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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #Cardiology #clinical
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Elevate the ... obstetrics, relieve aorto-caval ... of unrelieved aorto-caval ... Consider other causes ... • Obstetric aorto-caval
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
of an abdominal aortic ... instant diagnosis ... Anesthesia&CritCare ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical ... #aorta #ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
tracheal tube. ❺ Elevate ... • Plan for repeat ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Discuss management plan ... haematologist. ⓬ Plan ... an appropriate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... safe to do so. ⓮ Plan ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... admission to critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Huge cardiac masses ... ...initially diagnosed ... just beneath the aortic ... #cardiology #pocus ... #plax