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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patient Decision Aid

Page showing options, presenting probabilities, using statistics, and highlighting
Assist Device (LVAD ... assist device (LVAD ... presented the LVAD ... VentricularAssistDevice #Management ... #CHF #Cardiology
Pacemaker Complications
 • Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead ... ) • Delayed: Lead ... Infection (pocket or lead ... complications #cardiology ... #management
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... > 1 mm in any lead ... wave > 25% in any lead ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
orbital volume can lead ... #Management #Lateral ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
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increase • LV pre-load ... Unknown • LV pre-load ... Unknown • LV pre-load ... Unknown • LV pre-load ... #management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation can lead ... #management #algorithm ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ... Obtain a 12-lead ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
afterload can lead ... Ventricle #diagnosis #management ... pathophysiology #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
assist device (LVAD ... #Management #Cardiology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
injury with axial load ... fracture • ED Management ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management