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Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
rhythm and blood pressure ... pressure using ... recheck blood pressure ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... non-sinus → 2-7 Tachycardia ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
confirm reservoir bag ... reservoir bag and ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
confirm reservoir bag ... pressure using ... reservoir bag and ... known drug causes (eg ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
CO2 is absent, presume ... pressure using ... reservoir bag and ... • Check ECG rhythm ... #Differential #
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
pressure using ... recheck blood pressure ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... pressure → 2-3 ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexplained tachycardia ... • Maintain the airway ... systolic blood pressure ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
of pregnancy (e.g ... Genetic variants (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... Consider biomarkers (e.g ... on the electrocardiogram