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Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Cardiac Event Monitors ... Recorders - Handheld device ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... #telemetry #devices ... #comparison #table
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Devices - Compared ... invasive Commercial Devices ... #Monitoring #Devices ... #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Mechanical Cardiac ... Support Devices ... : Improved #Mechanical ... #Comparison #cardiology ... #management
Cardiac Event Monitors - Heart Monitor Comparison
 - Holter - 24-48 hrs
Cardiac Event Monitors ... Heart Monitor Comparison ... monitoring - Event ... #Monitors #Comparison ... #management #selection
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Response to sensed events ... rate at which the device ... rate at which the device ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
ventricular assist device ... LVAD- an external mechanical ... #Management #Cardiology
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
BI-Vent) - Inverse ... #CriticalCare #Comparison ... #Management #Mechanical
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... present Rx 6 — Mechanical ... Organ failure — device ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Any adverse events ... Any implantable devices ... 1% risk of CV event ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... Management during ... Consider early mechanical ... recurrence remains even ... #cardiology #treatment