Troubleshooting the Highs and Lows of Anaesthesia Monitoring

Many diseases, anaesthetic drugs, and surgical procedures can affect our patients' cardiovascular and respiratory systems while they are under general anaesthesia.

Monitoring their physiological parameters is similar to putting puzzle pieces together, and it is critical to understand how they all fit together to form a larger picture so that if any are abnormal, they can be identified and managed efficiently to ensure your patient has a safe anaesthetic experience.

This lecture will cover how to effectively use monitoring equipment on your patient, as well as how to troubleshoot bradycardia and tachycardia, hypotension and hypertension, and hypocapnia and hypercapnia.

• Understand the pathophysiology of bradycardia, tachycardia, hypotension, hypertension, and hypocapnia.
• Troubleshoot the "highs and lows" of physical parameters monitored during anaesthesia.
• How to use monitoring equipment effectively while understanding its limitations.