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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Clinical Exam ... • See Imaging Section ... Clinical Exam ... #algorithm #Causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... of xiphoid • Prep ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... if the pt has pre-existing ... heart failure, ... NOTES: The last clinic ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Mains Electricity Failure ... Guidelines for Crises ... until patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... as patient is stable ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
surgery; equipment failure ... spontaneous circulation, re-establish ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... papilledema, heart failure ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Hypertension #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... patients with a pre-existing ... especially in heart failure ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
or accidental injection ... • Symptoms are ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... after an initial injection ... inform immediate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup