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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
overload with heart failure ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... hypercarbia as causes ... interaction, renal failure ... #Intraoperative ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... especially in heart failure ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... #Intraoperative ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... surgery; equipment failure ... #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Consider other causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... (ARDS, coagulopathy ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... days after an acute ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
bleeding out (trauma ... ) bleeding in (trauma ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #differential #causes