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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Preoperative • Asthma/ COPD ... Upper abdominal / thoracic ... surgery • General ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
synovitis after surgery ... disease states Pathophysiology ... culture used to diagnose ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
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
Ebstein Anomaly
 • Prevalence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Physical Examination Findings
 • Initial Management
 •
Prevalence • Pathophysiology ... • The goals of surgery ... Intervention • Surgery ... in Neonates • Surgery ... Ebstein #Anomaly #diagnosis
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
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Ascites • COPD ... - Trauma - Surgery ... #Differential #Diagnosis
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Disease - Especially COPD ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
Axial rotation of thoracic ... 40 degrees) -> Thoracic ... plane -> Decr thoracic ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis