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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Intrauterine pregnancy on transvaginal ultrasound, sagittal view. Shown is a gestational sac containing a yolk sac
Intrauterine pregnancy ... #Clinical #EM #Obgyn ... #Radiology #PelvicUS ... #TransVaginal #POCUS ... #Endometrium #ALiEM
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Causes of Growth ... co-morbidities (e.g ... Genetic disorder (e.g ... #Differential # ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... and positioning (e.g ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Hypotension #Differential
Ectopic pregnancy on transvaginal ultrasound, coronal view. Shown is a yolk sac within an extra-uterine gestational
Ectopic pregnancy ... #Clinical #Obgyn ... #Radiology #PelvicUS ... #TransVaginal #POCUS ... Coronal #Ectopic #ALiEM
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Empty fluid-filled sac within the endometrium. Given the absence of contents, you cannot differentiate gestational vs
contents, you cannot differentiate ... #Clinical #EM #Obgyn ... #Radiology #PelvicUS ... #POCUS #Pseudogestational ... PseudogestationalSac #ALiEM
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary #Embolism #ECG
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... evaluating potential causes ... using reservoir bag ... • Check ECG rhythm ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential