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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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... Pins & needles, Paresthesia ... another ICHD-3 diagnosis ... Migraine #Aura #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... consult vascular surgeon ... N2O • Tell surgeon ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is conscious, symptoms ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... pregnancy • Bariatric surgery ... treatment can improve symptoms ... #Management #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
alfentanil can be diagnostic ... administered by surgeon ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... immediate MRI and surgery ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Algorithm Vertigo: Symptom ... #Management #Algorithm ... #neurology #Differential