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A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
when dealing with hypotension ... systematic four step evaluation ... Cardiac Performance ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Evaluation - ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... severe or w/ organ dysfunction ... #Checklist #CHF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Performance thorough ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Vision changes • Hypertensive ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... , Hypertension/Hypertensive ... unclear, endothelial dysfunction ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf