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Revised Cardiac Risk Index - Risk of surgical complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Cardiac #RiskIndex #Cardiovascular #Complications #RCRI
Revised Cardiac Risk ... Index - Risk of ... Complications #RCRI
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... biopsy By Tess Litchman ... Pulmonary #Renal #Syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... any modifiable risk ... perioperative risk ... regarding the risk ... : RCRI: 1.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Management Algorithm Risk ... functional somatic syndromes ... chronic fatigue) Risk ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
2 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
calculating the risk ... acute coronary syndrome ... (i.e. highest) risk ... score is 0 and the risk ... representing 2% risk
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... median nerve Risk ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... cuts, Increased risk ... Bones: Increased risk ... males) #Cushings #Syndrome
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... shares the same risk ... neudrawlogy #Korsakoff #Syndrome
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... cortical blindness) Risk ... disease Diagnosis: Risk ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome