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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
coordinator to activate ... • If immediate evacuation ... • Consider evacuation ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... Breath test for ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... • PCR • Culture ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
on patient or drapes ... theatre team: • Activate ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Management #Treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... Spinal infection/abscess ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
and Management ... developed countries Microbiology ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... #Management #Treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
thoracotomy is a better treatment ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... • Prep and drape ... #Management #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... #Management #Treatment