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Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... potential causative agents ... chlorhexidine as cause ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Review recent events ... - CBC with differential ... tox/infectious workup ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag moving ... airway pressure using ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... (→ 3-14) e.g. during ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... Avoid vasodilating agents ... sedation • During ... = dilated BV = raises ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... namely, the many causes ... - Chemotherapy agents ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... antihypertensive agents ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
uncovered incidentally during ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
evaluating potential causes ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup