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Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension ... Arrest, Severe Hypoxemia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Diagnosis #criticalcare
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Breathing - exclude hypoxia ... and hypercarbia as ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
inform theatre team ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... consider → 2-2 Hypoxia ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
with surgical team ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology # ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
4 H’s, 4 T’s: Hypoxia ... toxicity (→ 3-10) Acidosis ... #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
• Maintain the airway ... may help reduce acidosis ... therapies to treat hypotension ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
inform theatre team ... • Hypotension ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
Exchange Problems: • HYPOXEMIA ... • HYPERCAPNIA/ACIDOSIS ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #criticalcare