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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... pain with wrist ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Airway - Inflate ... tube - Confirm bilateral ... C02 - Chest X-ray ... #CriticalCare #ABCs ... #Management
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... articulate with the distal ... articulates with the distal ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
fire alarm • Dial ... Remove flammable material ... drapes and burning material ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
• Visual inspection ... lead ECG, chest X-ray ... #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... : • Chest Xray ... inflammation or is distal ... inflamed and narrowed airways ... from distant sites
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Visual inspection ... • Check airway ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
senior on-call / dial ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Evaluation - Chest X-ray ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Key Basic Plan - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

This Key Basic Plan will detect and identify
specific problems later ... anaesthesia #Basics #Checklist ... #ABCDs #ABCs #BasicPlan ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup