Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Workup #table
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
β€’ Unexplained hypotension
β€’ Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
β€’ Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
hypercarbia as causes ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... overload / TURP syndrome ... #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF β†’ occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... GAS in 30% of cases ... β€’ Early onset hypotension ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 β€’ An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
β€’ Syndrome caused ... β€’ Diagnosis: ... by bradycardia, hypotension ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... myalgias and possibly hypotension ... initiation of treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... bradycardia OR severe hypotension ... Consider known drug causes ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease β€’ Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Delivery β€’ Stable ... #treatment