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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... ischaemia does not ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Compared Ambulatory ECG ... Disadvantages: Does not ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... Pacemaker - Will not ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
High yield pharmacology notes
#pharmacology #cardiology #management #medications #criticalcare #treatment
yield pharmacology notes ... #pharmacology #cardiology ... #management #medications ... #criticalcare # ... treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... spironolactone did not ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
or definitive treatment ... • External cardiac ... , though would not ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... IV push if does not ... B-blockers) • Does not ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology