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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... Also had medial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... and positioning (e.g ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Intraoperative Massive ... . ❼ Use rapid infusion ... equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... interventional radiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Intraoperative ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... (eg. remifentanil ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
patient’s underlying medical ... • Check ECG rhythm ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... by excretion (e.g ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... patient’s complete medical ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... Kussmaul's sign, marked pedal ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology