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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Post-operative Pulmonary ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... Immobilization • Poor pain ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... #causes
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Trauma - Surgery ... manipulation - CNS ... lesion: ALS, MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery if possible ... • Consider surgery ... be replaced or its ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... score for PE • CTA
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... treat underlying cause ... Pain. ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Pericardial window and relief of tamponade. A few points: litres can accumulate slowly but 200cc can
but 200cc can cause ... very dangerous as ... tamponade #thoracic #cts ... #clinical #intraoperative ... #surgery #video
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... days before Pulmonary
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... collection based on its ... lymphadenopathy, pleuritic pain ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... urine, sweat) - its ... regional ischemia, surgery ... output - Acute pulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
fever: - Fever + ANC ... if abdominal pain ... Treat underlying cause ... fever, weight gain ... renal failure, pulmonary