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Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP ... child * Severe cases ... may require plasma ... hematology #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
❶ Call for help ... needle + 3-way tap ... cause a dramatic ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... a normal anion gap ... different types/causes ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table ... #Comparison #PH
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... CPSoIvers with the help ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #Nephrology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
coagulation defects. 1) HELLP ... child * Severe cases ... may require plasma ... Hematology #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
❶ Call for help ... until patient is stable ... wound is closed (may ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
bronchospasm (wheeze may ... ❶ Call for help ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... ). ❷ Call for help ... help reduce acidosis ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
pressure as a cause ... E and call for help ... o Endocrine cause ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... It may be necessary ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Workup #AAFP