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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... disease • Cardiac ... wall stress by ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... • Call for cardiac ... Plan definitive management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... likely underlying cause ... proceed to the next steps ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... Discuss ongoing management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... • Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Intraoperative Circulatory ... in Anaesthesia Causes ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... mainstay of initial management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... widening of the aortic ... consistent with aortic ... Radiology #POCUS #CardiacUS