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Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... trolley and then cardiac ... the laryngeal anatomy ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... drainage are vital, so ... • Call for cardiac ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
pressure, target SBP ... • Start cooling ... ❾ Plan further management ... Call for extra help ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... • Cooling jackets ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Guidelines for Crises ... ❶ Call for help ... 1 ❽ If airway soiling ... clinically safe to do so ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... extraction is so ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... extraction is so ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management