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Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... : 1) Hydroxocobalamin ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Pathophysiology #Management #Treatment
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Macrolides and quinolones ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... after load: 0.5-1 ... Pediatric: 0.1-1 ... 1b (lidocaine)- case
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 ... BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... • Drug Fever CLINICAL ... UTILITY 1.
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Child: 20 ml.kg-1) ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... a dramatic clinical
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... • Clinical presentation ... diagnosis: Ischernic cause ... differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Cytokines (IL-1, ... production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Hemolytic Anemia 1) ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... TREAT AIHA 1 ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... crystalloid: 20 ml.kg-1 ... repeat sample at 1- ... an appropriate critical
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
on Chest XRay Case ... #1: This appearance ... Case #3: This is ... Chest #XRay #CXR #radiology ... #cardiology #clinical