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ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
PULSE PRESSURE FEEL ... YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS ... OFTEN #Mnemonic #Checklist
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... disturbance in legs ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Feel the airway ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
from functional leg ... flex their weak leg ... under the opposite heel ... Hoovers #Sign #Leg ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... • Maintain anaesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... and bilateral leg ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
Rovsing's sign - Heel-Drop ... Grey-Turner's sign #Diagnosis ... #Differential #PhysicalExam
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... • Feel the airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Feel the airway ... known drug causes (eg ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management