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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tracheal tube ❹ Rapid ... diagnosis and rapid ... examination and vital signs ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
of more of the signs ... severe cases) ❶ Call ... non-essential surgery. ❷ Call ... adrenaline. ❽ Give rapid ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... hyperthermia). ❶ Call ... as possible. ❹ Call ... monitoring of: core ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
situation permits. ❷ Call ... i.v. fluid by rapid ... that may mimic signs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Binder) • Use POCUS ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... to 40 mL/kq IV rapid ... Primary #Survey #CABCDE ... #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... 95% of cases (Cornelia ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management