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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients ... unless prior heart/lung
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential diagnostic ... most important diagnoses ... listed in the table ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Diagnosis of Central ... heart defect - Pulmonary ... diseases - Pulmonary ... #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... malignancy [8](Table ... #Diagnosis #EBM ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... /Unstable Angina ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Risk Stratification ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... postoperative pulmonary ... is a probable risk ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Pulmonary #Complications
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... NSTEMI, STEMI 1 STABLE ... the setting of a stable ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology