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Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Mechanical Ventilation ... Shift Index to ... patient is on CPAP ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Liver function tests ... present Rx 6 — Mechanical ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... right ventricular pressure ... serum creatinine, test ... stenosis • Mechanical ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... and perhaps even mechanical ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis