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Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Step 1 . ... Repeat the sodium ... Step 2. ... administration Step 3. ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
necessary → 4-3 ... • Consider moving ... If failed → 4-1 ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 ... and non-sinus → 2- ... 1 o Cardiac tamponade ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
surgery; equipment failure ... compressions 100 min-1, ... 1) Embolism, gas ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... (see 2-8 Peri-operative ... boluses 10 ml.kg-1 ... hyperventilate, sodium ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
airway pressure → 2- ... 1 o Circulatory ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #anesthesia
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Interpretation: 1. ... 3. ... mmol/L Step 1 ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
to work through ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... issue which varies based ... #sodium
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... 2 cases per million ... muscles) • Wide based ... antibody that works ... others (botox, sodium