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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Persistent fever, positive ... • Aggressive management ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Initial checklist ... Head down position ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are positive ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
long P • ↑ Ca - short ... delta wave and short ... Syndromes #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential ... Framework and Management ... semi-recumbent position ... Tachycardia #SVT #Differential ... #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Positive deflection ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #cardiology #wide
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... significantly positive ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... cases Culture Positive ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Pads in AP position ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Airway • Check position ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management