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Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... - Verify BP (e.g ... treatment: - iv wide ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Aflutter • AVNRT ... Tachycardia - Wide ... aberrancy - Wide ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... tachycardia (SVT) in wide ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #differential #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... maneuvers: SVT-AVNRT ... bending over: AVNRT ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
inversion • Arrhythmias ... abnormalities (hypo- or hypertension ... CM5 continuous ECG ... the patient is hypotensive ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Hypotension - Guidelines ... Hypotension ... and positioning (e.g ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology #
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Pregnancy, Medication side ... failure, Pulmonary hypertension ... Peripheral #Edema #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... syndrome, ARVC) • Hypertension ... : • Hypertension ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
complex AND not hypotensive ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... : central line/wire ... primary cardiac arrhythmia ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... of Dyspnea - Differential ... effusion, Pulmonary Hypertension ... Chronic: Anemia, Arrhythmia ... #Differential #