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Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
Approach to Perioperative ... Risk Stratify eg ... impacts decision #Preoperative ... #Risk #Assessment ... #diagnosis #stratification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... Stress Testing: • Preoperative ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... patients #Preop #preoperative ... #stratification
Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

#Diagnosis #Preoperative #Pulmonary #Risks #Stratification #Factors #Complications
Risk Factors for ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Pulmonary #Risks ... #Stratification
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... Stratification ... class (30-day all cause ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Risk ... diagnosis #management #stratification
Preoperative Risk Assessment: What is the risk of the surgery?
Low Risk: 
 • Superficial
 • Eyes
Preoperative Risk ... Assessment: What is the risk ... Intermediate Risk ... • Adrenals #Preoperative ... #diagnosis #stratification
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
months of age) Risk ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds #Risk ... #Stratification
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Risk Factors Associated ... Complications Preoperative ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... evidence category, risk ... is a probable risk ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Risks #Stratification
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... Acute rise/lability ... Age <30 w/o risk ... #Hypertension #causes ... #differential #