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Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... its effect on cardiac ... efforts should focus ... absence of symptoms does ... their increased risk
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... Hypokalemia Consider risk ... pomagnesemia Evaluation ... patients (including cardiac ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... exam Determine Cardiac ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management ... #Evaluation #stratification
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... ❺ If ischaemia does ... Consider invasive arterial ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
and timing with Cardio-OB ... counseling should be done ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
of an adverse cardiac ... hospitalized for further evaluation ... at the time of arrival ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain