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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
year old • Poor nutritional ... surgery • General anesthesia ... • Duration of anesthesia ... anesthesiology #anesthesia ... #surgery #causes
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Folate Deficiency - Causes ... Decreased Folic Acid ↓ Intake ... differential #diagnosis #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... • Inadequate Intake ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nutrition
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... as a possible cause ... consider → 3-4 ⓫ Take ... as patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... • Diet: ↓ Intake ... Iron #Deficiency #Causes ... diagnosis #anemia #nutrition
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... in Anaesthesia ... until patient is stable ... Guidelines for crises ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... initiation of nutrition ... changes and may cause ... are the leading cause ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Decreased GI Uptake ... - Poor dietary intake ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Decreased / Inadequate Intake ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
in Anaesthesia ... likely underlying cause ... -1 (Box C). ❹ Take ... devices could have caused ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia