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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... • Neuroleptic malignant ... Intracranial blood • Hypoxic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... blood gas (ABC) ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Guidelines for Crises ... help AND check arterial ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1); malignant ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
-> focus on improving ... shock->treatments ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... before beginning treatment ... ’s • Reduced Arterial
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Guidelines for Crises ... Breathing - exclude hypoxia ... consider intra-arterial ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... infiltrates, pleural effusions ... (fever, cough, hypoxia ... lesions: keratitis, iritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... ECF and ICF both work ... of the afferent arteriole ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... : fever, rash, hypoxia ... , SOB, pleural effusions