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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... / remove mask, Risk ... head/neck surgery Interfaces ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... indications #pulmonary #interfaces
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment - Normal, Mild, Moderate and Severe

#Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Grading #Classification #Grades
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... Cardiology #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
Hypokalemia, Erectile dysfunction ... associated with higher risk ... - AV block (grade ... Asthma, AV block (grade ... contraindications #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... ASA class If ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... Stable patients
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... perioperative mortality rates ... substantial increase in risk ... #Risk
Clinically Significant Cardiovascular Drug-Drug Interactions With OTC Supplements and Herbal Products
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs)
 • Night-blooming
increased bleed risk ... vera, Licorice - Causes ... , Uzara root - Interacts ... potential arrhythmias Class ... pharmacology #DDI #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... Risk Factors and ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... during Delivery • Stable
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
by either overt dysfunction ... (ICU) in most cases ... today was that of Graves ... caused by overt dysfunction ... high surgical risk