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Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman ... test in ACL Injury ... patient under anesthesia ... That causes the ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... Consider inhalational injury ... depending on degree of injury ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
Pediatrics: 10 mg ... strongly supported in pediatric ... cases. ... Clonidine #Overdose #toxicology ... #management
Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
Pediatric Concussions ... movements may also cause ... traumatic brain iniury ... #Concussion #Pediatric ... PatientInfo #Diagnosis #Management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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caustic mucosal injury ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... caustic bowel injury ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... as they may cause ... intra-abdominal injury ... Choking #Peds #Pediatrics ... #ForeignBody #Management
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... opioid-dependent patients Pediatric ... search for other causes ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after an acute injury ... progresses to anaesthesia ... of spinal cord injury