6 results
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 ... risk discussions, perioperative ... medical and surgical management ... #perioperative
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... - Remove all ... days after an acute ... • Management: ... progresses to anaesthesia
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram ... patient was given an anesthetic ... best choice for management ... Effusion #CPR #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #ACLS
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... physiological response to acute ... “one size fits all ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
All relevant issues ... patient blood management ... Jehovahs #Witnesses #Anesthesia ... #perioperative ... #preoperative #Management
Acute and Critical Limb Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI):
 • Severe form of PAD that includes limb
Acute and Critical ... at 1.3% (11% of all ... Acute Limb Ischemia ... coldness of LE, & paresthesia ... Ischemia #diagnosis #management