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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
. ❼ Use rapid infusion ... an appropriate clinical ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Plan for repeat ... feasible (Box B). ⓭ Plan ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
inform immediate clinical ... ensure adequate lung ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... Consider other causes ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... echocardiogram to workup ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... safe to do so. ⓮ Plan ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... hyperventilate lungs ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Long axis in suprapatellar ... What's the diagnosis ... Lipohemarthrosis caused ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound