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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Signs of severe ... immediate clinical team ... ensure adequate lung ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Checklist for the ... • Evaluate for signs ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Guidelines for Crises ... inform theatre team ... interventional radiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Radiographic Signs of Lobar Collapse
General findings to look for:
 • Crowding of ribs near collapse
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Radiographic Signs ... Crowding of ribs near ... lobar #collapse #pulmonary ... #lung #signs #radiology ... #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia ... inform clinical team ... • Diagnostic ... examination and vital signs ... Intraoperative #Checklist
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
in Anaesthesia ... inform theatre team ... that may mimic signs ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #Ventricular #cardiology ... #POCUS
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning ... #Diagnosis #Radiology