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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... event, follow ACC ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... • <12mo since ACS
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... physical activity - Nausea ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age - Risk
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... thrombus formation causes ... changes and a rise ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ACS ... Text: The Only EKG
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... injury, Early ALS ... differential #diagnosis #table
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
metabolic equivalent; ECG ... diagnosis and risk ... it is based on ACC ... evaluation of stable ... #ACS #stresstest
Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #Table
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... is classified as ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... PVCs are defined as ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk
Table of Common Rate Control Agents via AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines #Management #Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology #Afib #Common
Table of Common ... Agents via AHA/ACC ... Management #Pharm #EM ... #RateControl #Table
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
direction using risk ... through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... Stage B is defined as ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Risk Factors and ... during Delivery • Stable ... no consensus on risk ... Risk of recurrence