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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... factors for cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: when any egg ... Complications: • Abdominal ... Cardiac Compromise (e.g ... . arrythmias, ischemia ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
- Differential Diagnostic ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... AKI, acute limb ischemia ... unless worrisome EKG ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
50%): Myocardial ischemia ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... intestinal edema, abdominal ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndrome, ARVC) ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... #Diagnosis #workup
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... Hypercholesterolaemia, Ischaemic ... , Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #riskfactors #symptoms