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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Breathing • Check chest ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Call for cardiac ... • Diagnostic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... • Check ECG rhythm ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... , chest X-ray. ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... airway expertise e.g ... trolley and then cardiac ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... Consider thrombolysis e.g ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis