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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Cool damp sponge bath ... peripherally - Cooling ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Fraction Flow Reserve (FFR) is traditionally used to quantify the degree of coronary artery narrowing to
The FAME trial re-defined ... is used in the cath ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
troponin elevation Diagnosis ... provocative tests in cath ... lab Treatment: ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
❹ Call for MH treatment ... ❾ Begin active cooling ... • Cooling jackets ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... This becomes a flawed ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment