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Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... progress: • Use point ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is conscious, symptoms ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... ensure adequate lung ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... adrenoleukodystrophy, check point ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... diseases, check point
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Symptoms are ... mimic signs and symptoms ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
over-vigorous attempts at lung ... Consider other causes ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
hyperventilate lungs ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
pressure to the point ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: ... progresses to anaesthesia ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... change in the lungs ... , skin, scalp, vagina ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections