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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
(+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... risk factors Calculate ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age - Risk ... #cardiology #Angina
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... as well as high risk ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... are not a major risk ... • Provoked (e.g ... - No other workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
analgesia (consider risk ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... mmol.l-1 ❼ Check core ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
HEART Score - Mnemonic for Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE)
History:
0 points - Slightly Suspicious
1 points -
Major Adverse Cardiac ... - Age ≥65 Risk ... - 6-Week risk of ... Low Risk History ... MACE #diagnosis #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
a negative ED work-up ... Personalized 30-day risk ... communication of 30-day risk ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
informed that the risk ... knowledge of the < 2% risk ... further testing for risk ... judged higher risk ... #Cardiology #ChestPain