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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... include chest pain ... #Cardiac #Ischemia ... #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... ischemia • Pericardial ... • Metabolic acidosis ... Anxiety, fright, pain
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
ischaemia → 3-12 ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... • Ischemia ... • Metabolic acidosis
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
toxicity (→ 3-10) Acidosis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... may help reduce acidosis ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Severe Anemia, Cardiac ... Demand: Stress / Pain ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... #Differential #
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... metoprolol Metabolic acidosis ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
embolism → 3-5 o Cardiac ... ischaemia (or infarction ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup