14 results
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
, particularly ventricular ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- EKG & echocardiography ... patient with right ventricular ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... channel blocker (eg ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
Ventricular fibrillation ... It results in cardiac ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #VFib #VentricularFibrillation ... #ECGEducator
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #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 ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
Ventricular tachycardia ... may result in cardiac ... Clinical #MedStudent #Cardiology ... #EKG #VTach #VentricularTachycardia ... #ECGEducator
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... airway expertise e.g ... trolley and then cardiac ... Front of Neck Access ... Intraoperative #Checklist