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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... #Management #Workup
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Incomplete or Complete ... in relation to ECG ... leads) RV Ischemia ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... predictor of recurrent ischemic ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential #cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... ischaemia → 3-12 ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... Cardiology cannot ... similar where Cardiology ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Early embolic/ischemic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology