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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
help AND check arterial ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
AV block 1ยบ - long ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or โ‰ฅ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (โ†’ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
โ€ข Check ECG rhythm ... toxicity (โ†’ 3-10) Acidosis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

โถ Call for help and inform theatre
, e.g. suction catheters ... over-vigorous attempts at lung ... Consider other causes ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
help AND check arterial ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... Hypoxia #Cyanosis #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... using reservoir bag ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup