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Arterial Lines in Anesthesia - Surgery and Patient Indications and Contraindications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH
Arterial Lines in Anesthesia ... - Surgery and Patient ... Indications and ... Lines #ArtLines #Anesthesia ... #Anesthesiology
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
List of some common medications used in the operative setting, with their counterparts that look alike
of some common medications ... for the correct indications ... #management #medication ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
reversal #agents #management ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #treatment #medications ... Indian Journal of Anaesthesia ... Anesthesia: Essays
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Consider continuing surgery ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
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
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
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... airway / remove mask ... Recent head/neck surgery ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... induction of general anesthesia ... airway #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
Induction agents used in anesthesia play a key role in the eventual sedation of the patient,
agents used in anesthesia ... agents and their indications ... #clinical #management ... #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #medication