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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
the patient is hypotensive ... especially in heart ... consultation with cardiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Hypotension ... : o Cardiac ischaemia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uncontrolled Severe Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
failure; HFpEF, heart ... of life; HTN, hypertension ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... Signs: hypotension ... below level of heart ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Do not use head-down ... • Hypotension ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
• Rheumatic Heart ... Dysfunction • Ischemia ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #causes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
bradycardia OR severe hypotension ... Consider known drug causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology