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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Consider continuing surgery ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... • Consider surgery ... If laparoscopic surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Interscalene brachial plexus block is used for shoulder, arm, and elbow surgery. Local anesthetic is injected
arm, and elbow surgery ... Local anesthetic ... groove to provide anesthesia ... plexus at C5-C7 #Clinical
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
in Anaesthesia ... surgery if possible ... pressure as a cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... a dramatic clinical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam ... Imaging Section Clinical ... #algorithm #Causes
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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abdominal / thoracic surgery ... • General anesthesia ... • Duration of anesthesia ... anesthesiology #anesthesia ... #surgery #causes
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... administered by surgeon ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup