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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... turnover • Iron, B-12 ... , or folate deficiency ... • Hemolytic anemia ... #DM2 #Differential
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
include: • ST elevation ... ECG as soon as ... calcium. ❽ Treat anaemia ... persistent ST elevation ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh ... ischaemia → 3-12 ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
result in severe anemia ... Haptoglobin - Low as ... Mild-to-moderate elevation ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... muscle use • Decreased ... perfusion - Cardiac ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Differential #
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... • As soon as ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
not be treated as ... hypotensive first increase ... pressure, obtain 12 ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... mmHg. ❺ Obtain 12 ... Temperature usually decreases ... for extra help as ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... or folic acid deficiency ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
coved ST-segment elevation ... risk of sudden cardiac ... risk for sudden cardiac ... • Efficiency: ... #cardiology #differential