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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
indicated, start CPR ... Call for cardiac arrest ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Unexpected cardiac arrest ... , start CPR immediately ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... inform immediate clinical ... Start continuous CPR ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... #Systolic #Anterior ... #PLAX #clinical
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... viral arthritis Workup ... cervical, anal Cxs ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... neuropathy or cardiac arrest ... papules, nodules; anterior
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... Call for cardiac arrest ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac arrest ... groin, axillae and anterior ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup