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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... consultation with cardiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... #hepatology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
/crush injury, ischemia ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... ileus/obstruction (ischemia ... #potassium #nephrology
Acute and Critical Limb Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI):
 • Severe form of PAD that includes limb
Critical Limb Ischemia ... includes limb pain at rest ... 11% of all PAD cases ... coldness of LE, & paresthesia ... #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... history of: a) Ischemic ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis