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Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
patient’s underlying medical ... • As soon as ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Multiple sclerosis (MS
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Workup: • ... levels not useful as ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary MRI ... for adenoma • Medical
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... As with many disease ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask while ... and stabilize: AMS ... Workup 5) Treat ... the underlying cause
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
and hypercarbia as ... TURP syndrome) • Medical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
formation) and MLF (medial ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
joint and spine, & medium ... Rule out other causes ... - MRI: inflammation ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
lung inflation, as ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... pain that worsens as ... the “Chewing gum test ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management