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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... Chest CT • Main ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... symptoms may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Hypotension 2. ... of dyspnea and chest ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Bradycardia & hypotension ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Hypotension ... Breathing • Check chest ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Breathing • Check chest ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Post Cardiac Catheterization Complications
Access site complications
 • Hematoma - Pain, swelling, bruising
 • Retroperitoneal bleed -
Post Cardiac Catheterization ... pain, pallor, paresthesia ... presyncope • MI - Chest ... tamponade - Chest ... Complications #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
bradycardia OR severe hypotension ... Breathing • Check chest ... known drug causes (eg ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... worsening brady, Signs ... SOB from CHF, Chest ... #differential #management ... #cardiology