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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... Plan definitive management ... generally toward left shoulder ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... then cardiac arrest ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
You should rapidly ... fluid boluses (250 ml ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
is a clinical test ... used to diagnose ... The examiner should ... #Clinical #Positive ... #Video #Knee
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
inform immediate clinical ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
unexplained loss of cardiac ... mainstay of initial management ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Tachycardia should ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup