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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... compression) Initial treatment ... Head down position ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... into a supine position ... remains in this position ... remains in this position ... remains in this position
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
after age 4 Treatment ... back to anatomic position ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Urology
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Hypotension Management Algorithm ... Head-up-tilt (HUT) position ... muscles (party position ... Hypotension #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
the patient is positioned ... extension. ❽ Operator position ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Prone Sleeping position ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
mobilization or supine position ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in left lateral position ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup