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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Seizure, coma, spinal ... high voltage Cardiac ... syndrome - high risk ... may be severe and ... #Diagnosis #Management
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
help stratify cardiac ... ROSC #Comatose #CathLab ... NSTEMI #Activation #Risk ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... surgical management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
: • New cardiac ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
of an adverse cardiac ... hospitalized for further evaluation ... stratification is left ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Management of Anthracyclines ... ✖ Reduction in left ... years, baseline cardiac ... injury in high ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology