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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Therapeutics: Airway ... #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... likelihood and clinical ... after induction of general ... Video-assisted laryngoscopy as ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... • WorkupGeneral ... ManagementAirway ... #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
- Upper airway ... encephalopathy, central ... e.g., GBS, MG, ALS ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
inform theatre team ... Other drugs at clinician ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... soon as clinically ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
not be treated as ... remember to tailor treatment ... Also consider: central ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... soon as clinical ... inform theatre team ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
recognize the general ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm ... and treatment. ... Therapeutics and Clinical
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
thyrotoxicosis • Long-term ... digoxin added anyway ... to 6-8 hours to work ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... and stabilize: AMS ... Workup 5) Treat ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential