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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... likelihood and clinical ... intubation after induction ... of general anesthesia ... #Anesthesiology
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
life-threatening condition ... using certain anesthetic ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #treatment #algorithm ... Therapeutics and Clinical
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
surgery and patient condition ... until patient is stable ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... Plan definitive management ... a dramatic clinical ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... sinus bradycardia, conduction ... inform immediate clinical ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
underlying medical condition ... • Check ECG rhythm ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
as patient is stable ... an appropriate critical ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
As a follow up to a previously uploaded infographic delineating indications for the widely-used induction agents
the widely-used induction ... agents in anesthesia ... #clinical #management ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... Intravenous : Uses
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... Plan admission to critical ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management