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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
opportunities to deliver ... supplemental oxygen ... after induction of general ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... Block - Guidelines ... airway or tracheal intubation ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... delivery, airway ... delivery • Pause ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
. ❶Adequate oxygen ... delivery • Pause ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
analgesia. ❷ Adequate oxygen ... delivery • Check ... Confirm airway device ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
). ❷ Adequate oxygen ... delivery • Increase ... presume oesophageal intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
How we define polycythemia ... polycythemia comes in two general ... Typical issue: oxygen ... (delivery/sensing ... hypoxia & bad oxygen
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
❶ Adequate oxygen ... delivery • Pause ... exclude bronchial intubation ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Key Basic Plan - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

This Key Basic Plan will detect and identify
inappropriately. ❶ Adequate oxygen ... delivery (Note ... #ABCs #BasicPlan ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Diagnosis