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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
ventricle known as ... QRS interval on EKG ... The definitive treatment ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
such as reflex ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... • Consider also ... on exhalation port ... Internet Book of Critical ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... • Also consider ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
records asx events, all ... Disadvantages: Short ... • Advantages: Longer ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Serologic and EMG ... stimulation - Single fiber ... Gravis #diagnosis #management