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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... and positioning (e.g ... o Endocrine cause ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Introduction to several different airways an anesthesiologist can utilize or may encounter in practice, along with
several different airways ... device, and in some cases ... the patient's airway ... clinical #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #equipment #airway
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... Check optimal airway ... expertise e.g. ... Guidelines for crises ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Guidelines for Crises ... oxygen delivery, airway ... hypercarbia as causes ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... , e.g. central line ... • Maintain the airway ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Guidelines for Crises ... , e.g. suction catheters ... Consider other causes ... Guidelines for crises ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... and treat the cause ... • Confirm airway ... • Check ECG rhythm ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Intrathoracic, upper airway ... Intrathoracic, lower airway ... Parasitic infection (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... or in patient’s airway ... • Flood airway ... Guidelines for crises ... #Fire #Anesthesiology