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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
(Type 1) or anatomic ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... atrial passage ... gas (ABC) analysis ... ) on room air Treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... artery pressure ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... artery diameter ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the
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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Cardioversion 1. ... weeks before or TEE
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Artery Pressures ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... SHOCK trial registry ... Increases in RAP or pericardial ... much as 40% in cardiac
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... in addition to the
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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Child: 20 ml.kg-1) ... ultrasound to identify pericardial ... largest pericardial
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... perfusion - Cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... days before Pulmonary ... postoperative cardiac ... management for select