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Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS Algorithm
Potential Etiology of Maternal Cardiac Arrest:
A - Anesthetic complications
B -
Cardiac Arrest in ... Pregnancy In-Hospital ACLS ... Arrest: A - Anesthetic ... General nonobstetric causes ... Arrest #Algorithm #ACLS
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... #Arrest #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #acls ... #checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... patient was given an anesthetic ... patient presented in cardiac ... Case credit @BrianKohen ... clinical #ultrasound #ACLS
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist
The Death of MONA in ACS: Part IV – Aspirin provides protection against cardiovascular events (reinfarction,
Death of MONA in ACS ... (reinfarction, cardiac ... cause mortality ... #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #MONA #ACS #ASPIRIN
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... • Call for cardiac ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... • Call for cardiac ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... tachyarrhythmias may all ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist