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Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... interruption per treatment ... table ... #Management #Treatment ... #pharmacology #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
the patient’s perioperative ... Stable patients ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... anaesthesia #Perioperative ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... c deliriogenic meds ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment