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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Upper abdominal / thoracic ... surgery • General ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery ... #causes
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... oxygenation) - Inform surgeon ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
- Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #complications
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... • Consider surgery ... If laparoscopic surgery ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... cardiothoracic surgery ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
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 ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... surgery if possible ... pressure as a cause ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Supraclavicular: • Thoracic ... Infection (Arm, Thoracic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypertension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypertension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Verify BP (e.g. surgeon ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
recognize the cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #treatment #anesthesiology