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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
hematoma < 1 cm diameter ... hematoma 1-3 cm diameter ... hematoma 3-10 cm diameter ... Spleen #Trauma #Grading ... #Grades #Classification
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... moderate diastolic dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment - Normal, Mild, Moderate and Severe

#Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Grading #Classification #Grades
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Grading ... #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grade diastolic ... dysfunction: 6 ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
0.6 cm2/m2, mean gradient ... transvalvular gradient ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... , inconsistent grading ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
hyperkalemia (ACEI, ARB, diabetes ... ) ACE inhibitors ... - AV block (grade ... Asthma, AV block (grade ... contraindications #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Uncontrolled diabetes ... renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... Diabetes regimen ... • <12mo since ACS
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
hypertension is defined as ... organ failure (table ... Hypertension #IAH #Grades ... #Classification ... #ACS #Compartment