Myocardial ischemia post AAA repair
Detecting Myocardial Ischaemia Post AAA Repair
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Hypertension Post AAA Repair
OVERVIEW CAUSES MANAGEMENT Resuscitation A – assess for patency and positionB – give FiO2 1.0, check ABGC – check pulses and BP manually, check accuracy of arterial line measurementD – ensure patient adequately sedation and analgesia -> use propofol and…
Renal failure Post AAA Repair
OVERVIEW Numerous possible causes of Renal failure Post Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair CAUSES Pre-renal Hypovolaemia causing pre-renal failure Abdominal compartment syndrome Renal artery trauma Low output state (1) myocardial dysfunction from cross clamping, (2) perioperative ischaemia Post-operative bleeding Ischaemic rhabdomyolysis…
Vascath misplacement
Intra-arterial misplacement of a vascath; unfortunate complication with possible serious sequelae for the patient; well recognized but uncommon
Vascular Surgery Literature Summaries
Vascular Surgery Literature Summaries
Optic disc abnormality DDx
Differential diagnosis of the most important optic disc abnormalities: papilloedema, papillitis and optic atrophy
Red eye DDx
Red eye is a catch all term for the inflamed or injected external appearance of the eye, for which there are many causes.
Atelectasis DDx
Atelectasis is the fancy name for collapse affecting all or part of the lung. Causes include; intraluminal, mural and extramural
Bronchial breath sounds
Bronchial breath sounds are characterised by expiration and inspiration producing noise of equal loudness and duration, sounding like blowing through a hollow tube. The expiratory sound is heard during the greater part of expiration, whereas the inspiratory sound stops abruptly at the height of inspiration, with a pause before the sound of expiration is heard.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis = autoimmune disorder characterised by a bilateral, peripheral symmetrical inflammatory arthritis with a number of other systemic associations. Multisystem disease which can range from mild -> severe
Catecholamine excess, Beta Blockade and Critical Illness
Catecholamine excess, or 'sympathetic overload', may be harmful in critically ill patients, including those with septic shock. Catacholamine excess is associated with specific conditions such as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Immunomodulatory Agents in Sepsis
Immunomodulatory Agents in Sepsis: huge research area; no definitive therapies available; some research very controversial