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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Circulation • Check heart ... • If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... , Diuretics if heart ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
stroke • Severe nausea ... Hypertension with normal heart ... pressure, SAH, tentorial ... nerve palsy - Tentorial ... signs #symptoms #clues
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
or structural heart ... frequently benign causes ... life-threatening causes ... further guide management ... depends on the cause
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... Pathophysiology: Chronic heart ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
overload with heart ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... the underlying cause
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... patients with heart ... cardiovascular causes ... hospitalization for the management ... of heart failure
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... stratification, management ... of peds head trauma ... setting, where skull pocus ... Fracture #Hematoma #POCUS
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Consider potential causes ... Circulation • Check heart ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dissipation of metabolic heat ... • Excessive heat ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management