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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
agents #management #anesthesia ... anesthesiology #treatment ... and critical care ... Indian Journal of Anaesthesia ... Anesthesia: Essays
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... Other drugs at clinician ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
using certain anesthetic ... other volatile anesthetic ... #management #treatment ... and treatment. ... Therapeutics and Clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... 39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... administered by surgeon ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
have a general treatment ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... anesthesiology #anesthesia
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential Diagnosis ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... Check sources of anesthetic ... vaporizer) Initial treatment ... - Increase anesthetic