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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Hypothermic Cardiac ... Arrest Management ... #hypothermia #resuscitation ... #rewarming #management ... #treatment #checklist
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
Malignant Hyperthermia ... with Malignant Hyperthermia ... hyperthermia: Diagnosis ... and treatment. ... Malignant hyperthermia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
/ Hypokalemia, Hypothermia ... Arrest #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #acls #checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... Treatment depends ... fever CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... • Malignant hyperthermia ... Perioperative #Hyperthermia
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... hypothalamic set-point Hyperthermia ... stroke; Malignant hyperthermia ... BrighamChiefs #Fever #Hyperthermia ... comparison #diagnosis #management
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia ... more than mild hypothermia ... Rewarming #Methods #Hypothermia ... #management #treatment
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
/Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
Hypertension, Hyperthermia ... Cornerstone of treatment ... cooling measures for hyperthermia ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
 -
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia ... - Differential ... Regulation: - CVA - SAH ... Singh @rav7ks #Hypothermia ... #Differential #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Exertional: • Hyperthermia ... Seizures, Malignant hyperthermia ... #Diagnosis #Management