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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
review • Physical exam ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... • Consider moving ... until patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
❾ Begin active cooling ... • Cooling jackets ... , invasive BP, CVP ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
good history & exam ... Some exam findings ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... #potassium #nephrology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... #Posterior #CVA ... #HINTS #Exam #Vestibular