Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 β€’ LOW VIT D
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and Management ... Kidney Disease (CKD ... Autoimmune: APS 1 ... #differential # ... algorithm
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 β€’ Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 β€’
DIAGNOSE AIHA ... β€’ IgG type Β± C3d ... β€’ Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... #management #treatment
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 β€’ Sudden alteration in
using standard protocols ... Recovery may take >1 ... thiopental or propofol ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... anaphylaxis (β†’ 3-1) ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 ... Anaphylaxis β†’ 3-1 ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
compressions 100 min-1, ... Anaphylaxis (β†’ 3-1) ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Anaphylaxis β†’ 3-1 ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... disease control β€’ 1/ ... /other causes β€’ ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... and Management ... Consider other causes ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... boluses 10 ml.kg-1 ... 30 mins, U&E, CK ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management