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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... - Causes of Cardiac ... Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax ... #Cardiac #Arrest ... diagnosis #acls #checklist
DSI Checklist

#Management #CriticalCare #Airway #DelayedSequence #DSI #Intubation #Checklist #HEAVEN #Mnemonic
DSI Checklist ... DelayedSequence #DSI #Intubation ... #Checklist #HEAVEN ... #Mnemonic
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Mnemonic - MASCOTS ... Patent, difficult intubation ... anandiyermd #Extubation ... #Checklist #Mnemonic
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
teaches the VAPORS pneumonic ... Resuscitation #Sequence #Intubation ... #VAPORS #Mnemonic ... #Checklist
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax ... dislodgement, Cardiac ... Lead fracture, Insulation
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Embolism, Tension Pneumothorax ... , Cardiac Tamponade ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Hypothermic Cardiac ... #Hypothermic #Cardiac ... rewarming #management #treatment ... #checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... presume oesophageal intubation ... Toxins Tension pneumothorax ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Right mainstream intubation ... Cardiac Massage ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... exclude tension pneumothorax ... • Call for cardiac ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist