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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... Increase fresh gas flow ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Circulatory embolus ... o Aspiration, pulmonary
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... EABV (e.g., CHF ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
INSPIRED OXYGEN • Low ... High altitude (eg ... embolus SHUNT ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Increase fresh gas flow ... • Check ECG rhythm ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Hypovolaemia Hypo/hyperkalaemia ... Anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Embolism
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Increase fresh gas flow ... • If SpO2 low ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... o Circulatory embolism ... o Aspiration, pulmonary
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... Check fresh gas flow ... Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... myocardial infarction, hyperkalaemia
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Cardiac Arrest Algorithm ... - If PETCO2 is low ... recommendation (eg ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... Check fresh gas flow ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... ); circulatory embolus ... Guidelines for crises
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... acidosis) • Low ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... , TTKG, distal flow ... • Cell Lysis (e.g ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Causes