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Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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Hyperkalemia shortens ... repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... #ECG #Changes # ... Progression #Table
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
replaced or its type changed ... Consider potential causes ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
absent in severe cases ... arrest where other causes ... absent in severe cases ... • Change to inhalational ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... digoxin; calcium channel ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
replaced or its type changed ... Consider potential causes ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... if result will change