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Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... hyperventilate lungs ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Guidelines for Crises ... maintained fever CAUSES ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #differential #causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Guidelines for Crises ... indicated, start CPR ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... ensure adequate lung ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... Assess hemodynamic stability ... of reversible causes ... Normal QTc • Long ... #VTach #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... Treat haemodynamic instability ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Exclude other causes ... #Induced #Lung ... #management #Toxicology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Checklist - Myasthenia ... Chest X-ray and lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare