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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Ischaemia - Guidelines ... ischaemia primarily ... ischaemia ❶ ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Ischemia #Ischaemia
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Presentations Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... (cardiac) - ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... leads) RV Ischemia ... #EKG #Pulmonary
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
quadrant: R/O cardiac ... , pulmonary, renal ... musculoskeletal causes ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... • Negative for ischemic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... arrhythmia: - EKG ... - Myocardial ischemia ... patients (including cardiac ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... ischaemia → 3-12 ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Digital ischemia ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... differential #diagnosis #management