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Intraoperative Cardiac Massage

Hanin Alashi, CCP @iNeena

#Intraoperative #Cardiac #Massage #CTS #thoracic #clinical #video #heart #surgery
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Cardiac ... CTS #thoracic #clinical ... #video #heart # ... surgery
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Diagnosis #Causes
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
EKG: afib, twi I ... Resolution: CT surgery ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
embolization from the heart ... atherosclerosis, valvular heart ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical ... #Diagnosis #InferiorMesentericArtery ... Gastroenterology #surgery
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Criteria for PE • Clinical ... • Alternative diagnosis ... than PE -3 • Heart ... Immobilization or surgery
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
revascularization surgery ... hospitalized for heart ... patients after cardiac ... surgery without ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness: Critical ... Classification #diagnosis