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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patient Decision Aid

Page showing options, presenting probabilities, using statistics, and highlighting
Ventricular Assist Device ... (LVAD) Patient ... ventricular assist device ... VentricularAssistDevice #Management ... #CHF #Cardiology
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
increase • LV pre-load ... Unknown • LV pre-load ... Unknown • LV pre-load ... #Comparison #cardiology ... #management
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... ventricular assist device ... (LVAD), Extracorporeal ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #hematology #differential
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
ventricular assist device ... (LVAD- an external ... #Management #Cardiology
Left Ventricular Assist Devices - LVAD
Complications:
 • Suction event
 • Stroke
 • Pump Thrombosis
 • Equipment
- LVAD Complications ... of rotation of LVAD ... needed by the LVAD ... #diagnosis #management ... #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
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Confirm airway device ... blood gas, 12-lead ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
position of airway device ... Confirm airway device ... pressure, obtain 12-lead ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
rate at which the device ... by the atrial lead ... The voltage a lead ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
implantable electronic devices ... occlusion that may lead ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology