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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, ... • Call for cardiac ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... as patient is stable ... an appropriate critical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... and discuss with cardiology ... ❾ Plan further management ... in critical care ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... , LE edema • Minority ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Delivery • Stable ... #cardiology #treatment
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... effusions). 1/5 pts ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
S/Sx: Most pts ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... caution in HTN & edema
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare