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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress ... his exam under anaesthesia ... dr.dold.md #Varus #StressTest ... #LCL #Injury #Positive ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
supraglottic airway placement ... induction of general anesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
in Anaesthesia ... Airway • Check position ... o Endocrine cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... . central line placement ... Plan definitive management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Airway • Check position ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... levelling patient position ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Guidelines for Crises ... Plan appropriate placement ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Airway • Check position ... hypercarbia as causes ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
ETT is in a good position ... to adjust tube position ... incorrect ETT placement ... Thus, in some cases ... #Management #CriticalCare
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... optimal airway management ... extension. ❽ Operator position ... Guidelines for crises ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... o Consent o Position ... the tube as it passes ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #