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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... • Consider surgery ... Consider potential causes ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... If laparoscopic surgery
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
Causes of Abnormal ... PALM-COEIN STRUCTURAL CAUSES ... NON-STRUCTURAL CAUSES ... Endometrial causes ... therapy - Post-GYN surgery
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
understood) -> surge ... and release LH causes ... hours after LH surges
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Trauma - Surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
The most common etiologies of small bowel obstruction, and the key distinguishing features of each cause.
features of each cause ... Differential; #Surgery ... Surgery: A case
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Crohn’s, UC) Surgery ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... Pancreatitis, surgery ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal ... Hemochromatosis Other: • Surgery ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... menses), Epistaxis, Surgery ... disease, Bypass surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes