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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... OF HYPERTHERMIA ... syndrome (e.g. ... hyperthermia crisis ... Causes #Anesthesiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Exertional: • Hyperthermia ... hyperthermia, Neuroleptic ... malignant syndrome ... #Summary #causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... hyperthermia; Neuroleptic ... malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #management #treatment
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Hyperthermic Toxidromes ... overlapping features: hyperthermia ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia - ... MD @nickmmark #Hyperthermic
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Compartment syndrome ... Exertional: - Hyperthermia ... hyperthermia ... syndrome • Nontraumatic ... #causes #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
: Heat stroke, Malignant ... hyperthermia, Neuroleptic ... malignant syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table