4 results
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... or LV dysfunction ... medical and surgical management
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Resuscitation • ABCs ... pregnancy related cause ... packing - increased risk ... cancer, liver dysfunction ... Uterine #Bleeding #Management
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... RISK FACTORS • ... • Risk factors ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... Lactated Ringers > Normal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... Risk Factors and ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... sx overlap with normal