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Indications for Head CT before LP:
 • Age > 60
 • Immunocompromise (e.g., HIV)
 • History
Head CT before LP ... Immunocompromise (e.g ... a patient had none ... had only a 1% risk ... #Indications #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... the type of and indication ... Chest X-ray:
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... or papilledema, heart ... failure, neurologic ... Proven age of onset before ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... Planning for delivery mode ... during Delivery • Stable ... waiting ~6 months before
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
hyperkalemia, changes on ECG ... or underlying heart ... patients are at risk ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... hyperkalemia, and Table