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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Ischaemia - Guidelines ... for Crises in Anaesthesia ... ischaemia primarily ... ischaemia ❶ ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Arrythmias, Peripheral ischemia ... effects: Peripheral ischemia ... ischemia Isoproterenol ... ischemia Dopamine ... ischemia #Vasopressors
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... ischaemia → 3-12 ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... Chemo agents - Anesthesia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... vomiting #emesis #differential
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... sinus, AV block, ischemia ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... euglycemia - Ischemia ... Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... subarachnoid hemorrhage Ischemic ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ischemia • Pericardial ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... • Myocardial Ischemia ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... • Mesenteric ischemia