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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is unconscious, signs ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... dantrolene and cardiac ... groin, axillae and anterior ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Checklist - Myasthenia ... Evaluation - Chest ... monitoring (vital signs ... #Management #CriticalCare
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... blood from the pulmonary ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... ❹ Insert intra-arterial ... and discuss with cardiology ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Guidelines for Crises ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
help AND check arterial ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... precede other signs ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management