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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... findings - Age - Risk ... #ACS #Evaluation
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... as well as high ... risk patients, ... #ChestPain
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
TiMi and GRACE Risk ... Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... Abbreviations: ACS ... Cr, creatinine; ECG ... #Risk #Scores #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... dependent DM ACS ... one post op Cardiology ... • <12mo since ACS ... medical and surgical management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... as soon as possible ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... ) Summary ALS: combination ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
intrathoracic pressure as ... rhythm, treat as ... analgesia (consider risk ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Risk Factors and ... Prognostic Markers • Risk ... no consensus on risk ... defibrillator as ... Risk of recurrence
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Recurrent Low-Risk ... reasonably exclude ACS ... recurrent, low-risk ... troponin to exclude ACS ... recurrent, low-risk
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Liberal strategy • ACG ... sens. >12 inc. risk ... airway protection/AMS ... as a back up ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management