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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... bronchodilator; PEEP; diuretic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... • Airway Management ... treatment #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... • Nephrogenic diabetes ... Kidney stones caused
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... be secondary to diabetic ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... because narrowed airways ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... ) Causes of Normal ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... hypoventilation) - Airway
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
should identify any cause ... bronchodilator; PEEP; diuretic ... Consider potential causes ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare ... #airway #anatomy
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
a Patient With Diabetic ... destruction has not caused ... Persistent sepsis syndrome ... renal failure) #Diabetic ... #nonoperative #management