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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... and breathing first ... pressure as a cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex ... time, and can cause ... delusions and, in some cases ... One of the first ... clinical #video #neurology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Guidelines for Crises ... and breathing first ... hypercarbia as causes ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... palsy" is a common cause ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... The first priority ... and treat the cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... alternatively a reflex ... not hypotensive first ... Guidelines for crises ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
be mistaken as reflux ... , particularly first ... Cause is unknown ... Stenosis #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Guidelines for Crises ... First line is salbutamol ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
• S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... wink test - reflex ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
SVR • Risk of reflex ... • Preferred first ... • Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... Pharmacology #Summary #management