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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
If circulation unstable ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
indicated, start CPR ... • Maintain the airway ... examination and vital signs ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
of more of the signs ... • Maintain the airway ... as patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Consider supraglottic airway ... • CPR may be ... that may mimic signs ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... #differential #
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... Signs of severe ... • Maintain the airway ... Start continuous CPR ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
If circulation unstable ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management ... #Workup #anesthesia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Signs #Symptoms
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary ... #anatomy