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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
drainage are vital, so ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Life threatening labile ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
pressure, target SBP ... and discuss with cardiology ... in critical care ... Call for extra help ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ADHF typically fall ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... treat the primary cause ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
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 ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Many patients will ... #cardiology #treatment