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Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... : Most Common Cause ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... diseases, check point ... #Management #Endocrinology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Most common cause ... Management: • ... #differential #causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
center • "Set point ... hypothalamic set-point ... hypothalamic set point ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Checklist PREPARATION ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
evaluating potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Breathing • Check chest ... pressure as a cause ... o Endocrine cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
pressure to the point ... • Initial Management ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
disease: Most common cause ... Direct/indirect chest ... of coaptation point ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Guidelines for Crises ... equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... progress: • Use point ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management