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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... weeks Red Flags: bowel ... dysfunction, saddle paresthesia ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... musculoskeletal causes ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... syndrome #Diffuse
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - Differential ... Anatomic: • Bowel ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... inflammation (e.g ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hypoperfusion: Lumen (Bowel ... /Treatments (Pressors
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Sicca) Syndrome ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
, Pads on patient ... from CHF, Chest Pain ... Administer sedative & pain ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... include chest pain ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... The treatment strategy