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Ventricular Fibrillation in Real Time

This was recorded at the conclusion of a swine experiment prior to
Ventricular Fibrillation ... prior to tissue harvest ... #VFib #Video #Clinical ... #POCUS #openheart ... CTS #thoracic #surgery
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
, asystole and ventricular ... inform immediate clinical ... If circulatory arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... your next step in management ... hypotension/peri-arrest ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... ultrasound #DSign #AcutePE
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
, particularly ventricular ... Call for cardiac arrest ... rapidly complete the surgery ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery ... Call for cardiac arrest ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Unexpected cardiac arrest ... non-essential surgery ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
abandon or finish surgery ... dantrolene and cardiac arrest ... Plan admission to critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... regional ischemia, surgery ... perfusion - Cardiac arrest ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
Echocardiogram of Ventricular Tachycardia while still being paced.

You're asked to emergently echo this patient who developed
Echocardiogram of Ventricular ... developed sudden PEA arrest ... after cardiac surgery ... Tachycardia #VTach #POCUS ... #Paced #Clinical