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Treatment guideline

Anesthesia in Sickle cell

Aplastic anemia

Aplastic anaemia is defined as pancytopenia resulting from aplasia of the bone marrow. it can be inherited (Fanconi anaemia) or acquired (idiopathic, chemical or drug induced). It is one of haematological emergency

Approach to Abdominal Pain

Abdominal pain is among the common complaints of patients presenting to the Emergency Department. While majority have benign and self-limited etiology, the goal is to identify those with serious or life threatening etiologies so as to perform early intervention.

Approach to Altered Mental Status

This is the acute alteration in brain function and may include alteration of arousal or awareness, thought content, memory or attention.

Approach to Chest Pain

The approach to non-traumatic chest pain requires early recognition of life threatening conditions. Patients with life threatening conditions may have stable initial vital signs.

Approach to Dehydrated Patient

It refers to the loss of body water, with or without salt at a rate greater than the body can replace it. The cause of dehydration is a combination of physiological and disease processes. Persons at greatest risk for dehydration include persons with diarrhoea, vomiting, fever, diabetes or infections, impaired level status.

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