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Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
can occur after using ... certain anesthetic ... agents such as ... management #treatment #algorithm ... Therapeutics and Clinical Risk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Any adverse events ... complications from anesthesia ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... postoperative cardiac events
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
limb ischemia (ALI ... lower limb, and paresthesia ... diseased arteries during ... angioplasty balloons, & stents ... #thrombolysis #ALI
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... cause FIRST-LINE AGENTS ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm ... neurology #seizures #ACEP
Key Basic Plan - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

This Key Basic Plan will detect and identify
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... identify almost all ... • Reduces the risk ... reservoir bag moving ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
be required during ... surgery, and the risks ... All relevant issues ... intra-operative events ... Jehovahs #Witnesses #Anesthesia
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Interactions: NSAIDs, ACEI ... and diuretics all ... a maintenance agent ... patients are at risk ... interactions (NSAIDs, ACEI
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
HER2 agents cause ... attributed to HER2 agents ... after 4 cycles for all ... every 3 months during ... every 4 weeks if agent