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Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Wide Complex Tachycardia ... - ECG Definition ... and Causes • ... (WCT) is a cardiac ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
case of a 50-year-old ... Is it wide or narrow ... computer thinks it’s wide ... @EM_RESUS #AVRT ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... Management Initial checklist ... - Verify BP (e.g ... treatment: - iv wide ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... , e.g. central line ... • Call for cardiac ... #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
delegate task of evaluating ... • Check ECG rhythm ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
is not desired (e.g ... is not desired (e.g ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for ... other causes of ... cardio-pulmonary ... in relation to ECG
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist