4 results
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Congenital Rubella - On examination, the child had wandering eye movements with bilateral central, dense, white,
disk with rubella ... pigmentation (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #Peds #Congenital ... CongenitalRubella #NEJM
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... heart failure • Aortic ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology