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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nerve Blocks - Nerve Distribution, Agents and Dosing Table
Initiative (PAMI ... ) - Nerve Blocks ... #Medications #Doses ... #Dosing #Table ... #PAMI
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
• Consider moving ... until patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
(→ 3-10); beta-blocker ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
bradycardia, conduction blocks ... continuous CPR using ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... reservoir bag moving ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Liver function test ... - Review of medication ... limit them as able ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
glucagon in ß-blocked ... as patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... ARBs, NSAIDs, β-blockers ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... - Allergies to medications ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
bundle branch block ... serum creatinine, test ... propafenone with β-blocker ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology