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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #acls ... #checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... Call for cardiac arrest ... • Diagnostic ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... Declare “cardiac arrest ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... If circulatory arrest ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Unexpected cardiac arrest ... where other causes ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... of PEA arrest ( ... Obstruction, and then 3 causes ... #Diagnosis #PEAArrest ... Differential #Evaluation #Algorithm
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... Call for cardiac arrest ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... pressure as a cause ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... and then cardiac arrest ... twitter.com/AAGBI Quick Reference ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management