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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... disease b) CHF ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... or LV dysfunction
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... • Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... May have typical HF
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause