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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Diagnostic ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Management #Workup
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Intervertebral disk ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... osteomyelitis), can cause cord ... neurologic deficit Clinical ... Features, Risk ... #Management #Spinal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... , abdominal pain ... Prevention of at-risk ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #timeline
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... has five major clinical ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... #Management #Infections