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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... • Consider surgery ... replaced or its type ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... #Pressure #Differential
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Tolerance • Type ... I Diabetes • Type ... Hyperglycemia (e.g ... Trauma, Surgery, ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... regional ischemia, surgery ... #Elevation #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... surgery if possible ... and positioning (e.g ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Hypotension #Differential
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
stagnant hypoxia (e.g ... carrying capacity (e.g ... cannot use oxygen (e.g ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pathophysiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
something related to surgery ... the reason for surgery ... • Check ECG rhythm ... toxicity (→ 3-10) Acidosis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
metastases, Infection (e.g ... diseases, Trauma, Surgery ... (e.g., hypokalemia ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... Classification #Types
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Pulmonary HTN • Airway
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
should identify any cause ... surgery if possible ... replaced or its type ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... POTENTIAL CAUSES
Acquired Disorders of Reduced Bone Strength: Pathogenesis
 • Hyperparathyroidism
 • Vitamin D deficiency
 • Malabsorption syndromes
Chronic metabolic acidosis ... Diabetes • Other causes ... Malignancies (e.g ... #BoneStrength #pathophysiology ... #differential #