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Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
Fasting Infographic ... hours - Light meal ... Use Of pharmacologic ... #Anesthesia #Hours ... #Timeline #EBM
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... #pharmacology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... rigidity) • Altered mental
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... , induction of anesthesia ... resistance, impaired fasting
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... Consider waiting ... support for patients clinically ... deteriorating on medical