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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation ... Differentials? ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... bloodgas #Acid #Base #Gas ... #VBG #differential
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... - Cough (Cough/gag ... /suction, minimize ... #Extubation #Checklist ... #criticalcare #management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increase fresh gas ... arterial blood gas ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh gas ... consider passing suction ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Increase fresh gas ... -1) Embolism, gas ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
• Check fresh gas ... consider passing suction ... and hypercarbia as ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
not be treated as ... • Check fresh gas ... consider passing suction ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
neuromuscular junction ... blocks receptor function ... life-threatening Differential ... PCB variants of GBS ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
the airway, e.g. suction ... visualisation and suction ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Check fresh gas ... consider passing suction ... circulatory embolus, gas ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management