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Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
Cardiovascular ... Risk Stratify eg ... #Risk #Assessment ... #diagnosis #stratification ... #surgery #cardiovascular
Preoperative Risk Assessment: What is the risk of the surgery?
Low Risk: 
 • Superficial
 • Eyes
Preoperative Risk ... of the surgery? ... • Adrenals #Preoperative ... #diagnosis #stratification ... #surgery #cardiovascular
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... #stratification
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Patients Undergoing Surgery ... physicians use the clinical ... a 1 in 100,000 risk ... #Algorithm #Perioperative ... #Preoperative #
Suggested algorithm for follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification Model. CBC,
Suggested algorithm ... significance (MGUS) Mayo Clinic ... Risk Stratification ... MGUS #Followup #algorithm
Relative risk factors for breast cancer

#Differential; #Surgery; #Breastmasses; #Breastcancer; #Malignantbreastmass; #relativerisk; #riskfactors

Image Source:De Virgilio, C., Grigorian,
Relative risk factors ... breast cancer #Differential ... ; #Surgery; #Breastmasses ... Surgery: A case ... based clinical review
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... Procedures Low Risk ... #Preoperative # ... Perioperative #Procedures ... #Table #Stratification
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: 
 • Neoplastic (Vestibular Schwannoma)
 •
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iatrogenic (Radiation, Surgery ... Meningitis) • Cardiovascular ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... • Acquired Risk ... admission - Surgery ... years) without cardiovascular ... risk factors)
Risk Stratification for DVT-VTE Among Surgical Inpatients
High risk 
 - Recent major orthopedic surgery/arthroplasty/fracture 
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Risk Stratification ... major orthopedic surgery ... cancer undergoing surgery ... immobilization (> 72 hours) preoperatively ... #Stratification