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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is conscious, symptoms ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #table
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... (e.g. oculomotor ... AQP4-lgG disease; e.g ... deficits ranging from paresthesia ... diagnosis #neurology #symptoms
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
most common in young ... to the femur ( e.g ... vehicle accident in young ... #differential #causes ... #pathophysiology
Case – 26M with no medical history presents with chest pain and palpitations. He states that
denies associated symptoms ... second most common cause ... cardiac death in young ... Clinical #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #ARVD #Arrhythmogenic
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
IV Mg infusion (e.g ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Definitions - Stable ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... Text: The Only EKG
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... pre-excitation syndromes ... WPW is caused by ... #Pathophysiology ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG