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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Shock and Vasoactive ... Cardiogenic: Acute MI ... Severe Burns, Pancreatitis ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... Key Components: ... physical exam - Key components ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... medical and surgical management
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Classification of Shock ... Hypovolemic shock ... arrest SIRS - Pancreatitis ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... checklist Evaluation ... as for septic shock ... limit them as able ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... sepsis) or not (pancreatitis ... O2 delivery • MI ... Classification #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... - Management Checklist ... treatment for acute MI ... #Checklist #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... sepsis) or not (pancreatitis ... O2 delivery • MI ... Classification #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Management during ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... Delivery • Stable
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
A specific checklist ... recording which components ... patient blood management ... #preoperative # ... Management #Checklist