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Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Consider: Head ... down position, ... #Management
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Can worsen with head ... position change ... episodes caused ... Positive head impulse
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
posture, and the head ... with the head held ... extension, with the head ... The patient's head ... rotation of the head
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... shortly after head ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Landau's Reaction (Reflex)  on Physical Exam

Landau's reaction is investigated holding the baby firmly under the
bends the baby's head ... The limbs, the head ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Normal
Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
after minor head ... blow to the head ... Rapid shaking head ... movements may also cause ... #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Airway • Check position ... positioning (e.g. move head ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dissipation of metabolic heat ... • Excessive heat ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
reflex" because the position ... infant's arms and head ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Normal
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
labyrinthitis • Head ... with vascular causes ... toward nose) • Head ... can worsen with head ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis