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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 ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... trials) • BUT, preoperative ... #stratification
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... - History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... changes), high MCV anemia
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... swelling, Wells score ... underlying dz (SLE, uremia ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
clinical remission • Risk ... , Anemia • Prevalence ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... /other causes •
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... skin that are caused ... carries a variable risk ... blood count with differential ... and reducing the risk
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Diagnosis Algorithm ... iron deficiency anemia ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... Patient • RULE OUT BRISK ... #Causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... • Large volume feeding ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... circulation = risk ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... about secondary causes