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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... maintained fever CAUSES ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol ... anaesthesia #Perioperative ... #Differential #Causes
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
for alcohol withdrawal ... into meaningful clinical ... -If 15 mg/kg phenobarbital ... fails to achieve clinical ... Alternative causes
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Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
cirrhosis, severe alcoholic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Classification: ... ., alcohol, virus
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pentamidine) • Alcohol ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... : • Critical Illness ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol ... #typea #typeb #classification