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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular ... Resistance #Pulmonary ... pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology ... #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #causes
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... mortality), Other causes ... Inability to protect airway ... #indications #pulmonary
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Guidelines for Crises ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... or in patient’s airway ... • Consider intubation ... Guidelines for crises ... #Fire #Anesthesiology
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
of the lung) Airway ... unless excessive airway ... ) Inspiratory Pause ... Diagnosis #Balloon #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... Check optimal airway ... Guidelines for crises ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... radiography, pink frothy airway ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... • Pathophysiology ... pressure due to airway