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Normal lung cardiac changes in proning

reduced SV and CI


Increased PVR and SVRI


IVC obstruction

Normal resp changes in proning

Not Much


Increased FRC

ARDS changed in proning

Cephalad heart anddiaphragm leads to less compression.


Homogenous alveolar inflation.


Possible decreased thoracic/abdo compliance. Secretion mobilisation

Brainstem death Preconditions

NMB


Glucose and electrolytes Temp 35


One eye and ear


Realistic catastrophe


observed for 4h


Ability to apnoea test - no hypoxia or high spinal lesion


Sedatives


BP

Brainstem death cranial nerves

II,III - Light reflex


V, VII - corneal reflex


III, IV, VI, VIII - vestibulocochlear


IX and X - gag


X - cough

Additional test for brainstem death

Coma (noxious stimulus) Apnoea

Apnoea test expected CO2 rise, target CO2

expect 3mmhg/min, target 60mmhg or normal +20mmhg

Levels of organs C1 to T10

C3 Hyoid


C4 Top of thyroid


C6 cricoid


T2 sternal notch, lung apices


T4 aortic arch


T6 carina


T10 liver

Levels of organs T10 to Sacrum

T12 Coeliac axis, pancreas, kidney, adrenals


L1 SMA, kidneys, spleen, gallbladder


L2 Renal arteries


L3 Renal Pelvises, IMA


L5 Aortic Bifurcation

Normal number of anterior ribs seen

6

Multiple CXR opacities

Tumours


Foreign bodies


Infx - TB, fingi, parasites


Inflamation - sarcoid, wegeners


Congenital AVMs

Mediastinal mass on CXR cause (need lat CXR)

Anterior: 4Ts - thymus, thyroid, teratoma, terrible lymphoma


Middle: lymphadenopathy, lymphoma, aortic aneurysm


Posterior: Descending aneurysm, oesophagus mass, hiatus hernia

Aortic dissection classic CXR
Wide mediastinum,
blunt aortic knob,
left Apical cap,
trach deviation,
low L mainstem,
left effusion

Interstitial disease description

Reticular, honeycomb on CT

Alveolar disease description
Fluffy

CT Head raised ICP

Effacement of cisterns eg basal


Loss gray white differentiation


Herniation cerebellar tonsils


Posterior cerebellar artery compression with infaction of territory

Le fort Classifications

I - palate


II - Anterior face


III - Craniofacial dysjunction


C-Spine Lines of alignment

Anterior and posterior vertebral


Spinolaminal line


Posterior Spinous Processes

Jefferson Fracture

Blow out of ring of C1

Hangman Fracture

Base of pedicles of C2

Pelvis max pubic symph and SI joint width

SIJ 4mm, Symphysis 5mm

Right Axis Dev

Downward complex in I


left posterior hemiblock

Left axis Dev and causes

Downward complex in II


left anterior hemiblock

Brugada

RSR and downward STE in V1-2

RSR and downward STE in V1-2

PE on ECG

S1Q3T1


Lat t inv


RAD


RBBB

Tall R in V1

dextrocardia


WPW type A


RVH


Posterior MI

Normal CVP trace

CVP dominant A wave

Pulm Hypertension, Tricuspid/Pulm Stenosis

CVP cannon A wave

Complete heart block, nodal rhythm, ventricular pacing

CVP dominant V Wave (common)

TR

High SvO2

Sedation / Analgesia


Hypothermia


Cytotoxic dysoxia


Microcirculation shunts


Left to right shunt

IABP Cheat Sheet

PAC Cheat Sheet

Well timed IABP
Inflate just before dicrotic notch
deflate on qrs
post assisted SBP less than unassisted SBP
Balloon assisted DBP less than unassisted DBP

Flow volume loops with intra/extra obstructions

Causes of increased DLCO

Pulm haemorrhage


Polycythaemia


Cardiac shunt


High output states

Primary resp acidosis expected HCO3 rise

0.1 x rise in CO2 acute


0.4 x rise in CO2 chronic

Primary resp alkalisis expected HCO3 drop

0.2 X decrease in CO2 acute


0.5 x decrease in CO2 chronic

Met acidosis expected CO2

Last two decimals of pH


or 1.5 x HCO3 +8

Mat Alkalosis expected CO2

last two decimals of pH

Resp Acidosis Causes

CNS


Spinal Cord


Peripheral nerve


NM Junction


Chest Wall


Pleural Space


Pulmonary


Airway

Resp Alk Causes

Hypoxia


sepsis


progesterone / theophylline


Brainstem problems


Fear and pain


Mechanical

Met alk causes

GI Loss of Hydrogen - vomit, villous adenoma


Conns, cushings


steroids, liquorice, thiazide, loop


post-hypercapnoea syndrome


HAGMA

Lactic - hypoxia, critical illness, metformin, jej ileal bybass


toxins - methanol ethanol ethylene glycol


Keto - Diabetic, alc, starvation


Renal


Pyroglutamate


NAGMA

Loss HCO3 lower GIT


renal - RTA, acetazolamide


NaCl

Alveolar gas eqn

PAo2 = FiO2(760-47) - PCO2 /0.8


FiO2 x 710 - 1.25 CO2

Anion Gap

Na - HCO3 plus Cl


6-15 normal


Correct for alb +0.25 (44-alb)

Lactate gap

Diff between lactate oxidase bedsise and lab lactate dehydrogenase method



Ethylene glycol toxicity

Na corrected for Glycaemia

Drops 1 for every 3mM glucose

Wegeners granulomatosis / Polyarteritis

c-anca Wegeners


p-ance Polyarteritis

Anticardiolipin

Antiphospholipid synd, SLA

CREST syndrome blood test

anti centromere

Goodpastures blood test

Anti GBM

Myaesthenia gravis Blood test

Anti ACh Receptor

Autoimmune liver blood tests

Anti SM - Autoimmune hepatitis


Anti mitochondrial - PBS, chronic active hepatitis, idiopathic cirrhosis

Euthyroid sick synd

Low T3, normal low T4 and TSH. Inc reverse T3

Iron deficiency Vs Chronic Disease


blood tests

Fe Def - Low iron and ferritin, high TIBC



Chronic disease - Low normal serum Fe, high ferritin, Low TIBC

Serum ACE raised in

Sarcoid


Lymphoma


TB


Silicosis


Asbestosis

c1 esterase inhibitor level

Low in hereditary angioneurotic oedema

Thrombocytosis causes

Primary: Essential


Reactive: Inflammation - Rheum, bleeding, etc

Thrombocytopaenia causes

Production - Alcohol, viral, pancytopenia


Consumption - Immune - ITP, drugs, viral


Consumption - non immune - DIC, TTP, CPB


Splenic pooling


HITS 4 T's max ratings

Thrombocytopenia >50% drop


Timing 5-10 days


Thrombosis - new or skin necroses


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