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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • PYREXIA • HYPOVOLAEMIA ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... #Cardiology #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
non-sinus → 2-7 Tachycardia ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... the heartbeat • Palpitations ... more intensive treatment ... cardiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexplained tachycardia ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
tachycardia AND ... Hyperthermia #Crisis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Hypoxia (→ 2-2) Hypovolaemia ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology # ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... paresthesias, palpitations ... reabsorption) Workup ... and management ... #Management #Treatment