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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... • Traumatic brain ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Lung Disease. ... granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... syndrome - Giant ... #Pulmonology #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... for Concurrent Brain ... and Lung Infections ... spp, Lemierre syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Follow the full steps ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Myasthenia Crises
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... - brain stem encephalitis ... - small cell lung ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... and Lung Lesions ... hypervirulent), Lemierre's syndrome ... #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... and Lung Lesions ... hypervirulent), Lemierre's syndrome ... #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes