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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
urological device • Blood ... • Intracranial blood ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #management #treatment
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Glomerular (red blood ... eosinophils/white blood ... treating underlying cause ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... smear, HIV/HCV ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... Discuss ongoing management ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
perfusion, recheck blood ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss ... Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... #Causes #Hematology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
actions • Recheck blood ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... overload / TURP syndrome ... ) • Medical causes ... #Management #Workup
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
check arterial blood ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup