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Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Diagnostic Schema and Differential ... Common Causes Rapid ... Multifocal - Focal ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Check sources of anesthetic ... vaporizer) Initial treatment ... - Increase anesthetic ... vaporizer / epidural / local
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tracheal tube ❹ Rapid ... diagnosis and rapid ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... • Infiltrate local ... cause a dramatic clinical
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
accidental injection of local ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... i.v. fluid by rapid ... • Local anaesthetic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... • Rapid correction ... Hypernatremia #Differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... cause and avoid rapid ... 8 mEq/L/day) Rapid ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... adrenaline. ❽ Give rapid ... an appropriate critical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... constipation Differential ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... Equina #syndrome #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... effect of neuraxial anesthesia ... , Medications (anesthesia ... Shock #diagnosis #differential