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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Post-operative Pulmonary ... health • > 70 year ... Intraoperative • Upper abdominal ... • Duration of anesthesia ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
 -
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Plane #Management ... Regional #Local #Anesthesia ... Blocks #POCUS #Ultrasound
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... pain, one year ... endoprosthesis stent of an abdominal ... Anesthesia&CritCare ... clinical #aorta #ultrasound
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... multimodal pain management ... Block #Regional #Anesthesia ... #Management #POCUS ... #Ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... • Call for ultrasound ... Plan definitive management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... inform theatre team ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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progressing GN • New pulmonary ... - GI tract: abdominal ... well as inner ear ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... Recurrent middle ear ... gut involvement, abdominal ... well as inner ear ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management