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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery ... help and inform clinical ... • Call for ultrasound ... cause a dramatic clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
Resolution: CT surgery ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Intubation only if clinically ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... Intraoperative #Checklist
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
rupture, elective surgery ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... POCUS #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
prioritized as the critical ... and the primary survey ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
non-essential surgery ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
abandon or finish surgery ... Plan admission to critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Point of Care Ultrasounds ... CT and called surgery ... motion see on ultrasound ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Vocal Cord Palsy on POCUS
Patient with vocal changes since cervical spine surgery with right anterior approach.
cervical spine surgery ... injury during surgery ... paralysis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #larynx