Anesthesia Key

  Vascular Access: Links: Venipuncture | Peripheral IV / Capillary | U/s Guided & PICC | Umbilical Lines | Venous Cutdown | Arterial Lines | Central Lines | Vascular Anatomy…

  Common Conversions: Links: Length & Area | Weight / pound to kg | Temp | American to SI | Fluids / Volume | Milligrams | Solutions | Drips &…

  Hemorrhagic Intra-Cranial & Aneurysms (10%): Link: Risks | Intraparenchymal / Intracerebral | Hematoma (Subdural / Epidural) | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage & Intracranial aneurysm | Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is from rupture…

  Emphysema: The Pink Puffer |. Anatomic definition: progressive destruction of alveolar septa/ capillaries leading to airspace enlargement and development of bullae.    PFT’s show decr DLCO, incr RC and decr…

  Coma: Links: Key causes, Levels and ICD9 | W/u | CT Findings | Reflex Eye Movement (Dolls Eyes, Caloric Testing) | Pupils & Exam Clues | Posturing | Management…

   Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA): Link: PP & Types | S/s | W/u, Risk & Dx | Tx | Prognosis & DDx | Carotids |   Transient neurological attacks (TNAs)…

        Heart Failure (HF): Links: Codes & PV | BNP | Precipitating Events | S/s | Left | Right | Systolic | Diastolic | Etiology | Cardiomyopathy…

      Cardiac Tamponade: Link: Pericardiocentesis | Constrictive Pericarditis |   A life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots…

   Dehydration and Hypovolemia:  Links: Definitions & ICD9&10 | Elderly | S/s & W/u | ORT / ORS | Hypodermoclysis / Proctoclycis / Other | IV Solutions | Pediatric |…

  Hypoxemia (Decr PaO2):  Links: 5 Mechanisms (V/Q, Shunt etc) | Lab & W/u | Hypoxia | Cyanosis | Pulse Oximetry | Methemoglobin | O2 therapy | See A-a Gradient…