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Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... antihypertensives • Distended ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Intraoperative Laryngospasm ... stimulating or obstructing ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... Guidelines for Crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... o Endocrine cause ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
collapsed distal airways ... obstruction (laryngeal ... or tracheal obstruction ... Findings #Pulmonary #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #signs
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
found to have distended ... What is the cause ... flow is always AWAY ... - IVC obstruction ... #Video #Chest #PhysicalExam
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... & upper thorax distend ... abdominal veins also distend ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... ventilation (APRV) uses ... pressure • Intended ... volutrauma, increased work ... #Ventilation #Management