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Resequenced Trauma Resuscitation Algorithm

Two categories of immediate life-threats in trauma:

1. Massive external hemorrhage

2. Critical airway compromise
Resuscitation Algorithm ... Critical airway ... injuries that are ... resuscitation should focus ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
anaesthetic agents are ... Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
There are some existing ... management. ... prediction models only focus ... to address this clinical ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Maintain the airway ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... ED triage notes are ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
• Symptoms are ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... prioritized as the critical ... diagnostic step ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... establishing a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Age 4. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
where other causes are ... • Maintain the airway ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management