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Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... Standard regimen: Adult ... Regimens: • Adult ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... , e.g. central line ... • Fluid bolus (Adult ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... 15 minutes • Adult ... load: 25-50 mg/kg ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... and positioning (e.g ... boluses (250 ml adult ... (eg steroid dependency ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
 •
Emergency Management ... Hyperkalemia in Adults ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... clinical scenario, ECG ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... least 2 inches [5 cm ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management ... #adult
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
likely underlying cause ... crystalloid i.v.: • Adult ... cultures if possible (eg ... Discuss ongoing management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... least 2 inches [5 cm ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management ... #adult
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
Dextrose in water @ 3cc ... /kg/h, loop diuretics ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Correction #goal #rate #management
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Toxicology Adult ... dose: - 0.1 mg/kg ... search for other causes ... infusion in an adult ... Narcan #Toxicology #Management