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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation Overview ... Valvular heart disease ... Drugs/toxins • Metabolic ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management ... #Algorithm
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
the Ventilator - Algorithm ... demand — correct metabolic ... long lasting pain meds ... #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... depressed) • Renal: metabolic ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... depressed) • Renal: metabolic ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ADLs - Highest metabolic ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... medical and surgical management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome Overview ... Hypochloremic metabolic ... • Autoimmune disease ... Congenital chloride diarrhea ... diagnosis #nephrology #management