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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... • Difficult mask ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... rapidly complete the surgery ... #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons protocol poster for the resuscitation of patients who arrest after cardiac
who arrest after cardiac ... surgery. ... #Management #PostCardiac ... #Surgery #Arrest ... #CPR #Algorithm
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypertension in Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... Check sources of anesthetic ... - Increase anesthetic
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes: Cardiac ... , Pulmonary, MSK ... #Differential #Algorithm
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
The management of ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #hypoxia
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... oxygenation) - Inform surgeon ... (ask about blood
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
unexplained loss of cardiac ... consult vascular surgeon ... mainstay of initial management ... N2O • Tell surgeon ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology