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Causes of Primary Epileptic Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Focal - Non-Dyscognitive - Features of
 • Aura
Causes of Primary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Generalized - Non-Convulsive ... Generalized - Convulsive ... #Causes
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... B). ❹ Ensure ventilation ... continues: • Manual ventilation ... to spontaneous ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
in Anaesthesia ... bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... Consider potential causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... Difficult mask ventilation ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... mortality), Other causes ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... Positive #Pressure #Ventilation
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... anesthetics #Convulsive
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
in Anaesthesia ... bag moving OR ventilator ... pressure as a cause ... o Endocrine cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
effects #pulmonary #ventilation ... #algorithm #causes
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... • Discontinue ventilation ... • Re-establish ventilation ... • Re-establish ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... evaluating potential causes ... Rapidly confirm ventilator ... provide manual ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia