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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
for Salmonella coinfection ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... ​• Isolation using ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #management #Bartonella
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... blocker; myocardial infarction ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... • Visual inspection ... arrhythmia; myocardial infarction ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... Management during ... Management during ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Skin exam for infection ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... Fluid Testing: • WBCs ... concomitant infection ... #management #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Even during the ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Acute myocardial infarction ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Table