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Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
using certain anesthetic ... other volatile anesthetic ... #treatment #algorithm ... Management of malignant ... Diagnosis and treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... • Neuroleptic malignant ... antipsychotics) • Malignant ... #Perioperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
the patient’s perioperative ... complications from anesthesia ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management ... #perioperative
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... • GI or GYN Malignancy ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
multiple, bilateral, malignant ... , induction of anesthesia ... , surgery, with ... and then surgery ... phenoxybenzamine • Malignant
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... abandon or finish surgery ... #Malignant ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
cholecystectomy, hernia ... Other general surgery ... spinal or epidural) anesthesia ... Bleeding #Risk #Preoperative ... #Perioperative
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
of alternative treatments ... record which treatments ... patient blood management ... #perioperative ... #preoperative #Management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Paraesophageal hernia ... DKA, Underlying malignancy ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management