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Highland EM Ultrasound - Ultrasound Guided ED Pain Management
#Pharmacology #Local #Regional #Anesthesia #Anesthetics #DosingGuide #MaxDose #Toxicity
Highland EM Ultrasound ... ED Pain Management ... #Pharmacology #Local ... Regional #Anesthesia #Anesthetics ... MaxDose #Toxicity #Table
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic ... • Local anaesthetic ... inform immediate clinical ... small incremental dose ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Ultrasound (POCUS) For Nerve Blocks
Nerve block sites, agents, dosing and duration
Infographic by Dr. David Cisewski @dhcisewski
#Management
Ultrasound (POCUS ... Cisewski @dhcisewski #Management ... #Block #Sites #Anesthetics ... #Dosing #Doses ... #Table
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... Plan definitive management ... • Infiltrate local ... anaesthetic (if ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
or accidental injection ... of local anaesthetic ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... • Local anaesthetic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
this maneuver does ... progressive inflammatory infection ... necrosis of the subcutaneous ... thickness of the subcutaneous ... hours to days, the local
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... possible - Infectious ... if symptoms of infection ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... tissue • High-dose ... into the skin or subcutaneous ... endocarditis Local ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... Does the patient ... Skin exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... adjusting the dose ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table