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Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... Differential #Diagnosis #Central ... #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
Features Between Central ... therapy - Pulmonary cause ... Arterial blood gas - pO2 ... Arterial blood gas - pO2 ... #Cyanosis #Central
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... (Sedation off, passes ... #Extubation #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... breath sounds, SpO2 ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... o Endocrine cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Differential Diagnosis Table ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Rate/Rhythm control ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... Intubated: Initiate enteral ... Pain control - ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... devices could have caused ... steps. ❽ Insert central ... consider source control ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... breath sounds, SpO2 ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... and treat the cause ... breath sounds, SpO2 ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... , e.g. central line ... of underlying cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist