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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Hypotension ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 ... #Differential # ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Trauma ... injured muscles -> HYPOTENSION ... #Summary #causes
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Summary 10 percent ... malignant, pediatric cases ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... may present with pulmonary ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation: 1. ... mmol/L Step 1 ... acetaminophen dosing ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... #causes #treatment
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
reservoir bag moving ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... lung disease Caused ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... disease - Portal hypertension ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... 1. ... exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Occurs in ~1 ... : - Haiti (1 ... Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... , selenium) Differential ... recognition and management