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Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
2. ... 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 ... 2. ... 2. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... #stratification
The recommended pre-operative workup for patients taking anticoagulants involves stratifying both thromboembolic & bleeding risk, determining
pre-operative workup ... these agents 1-2 ... procedures and 2 ... dabigatran #DOACs #preoperative ... #perioperative
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... (2-24 months of ... age) Risk stratify ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... #Stratification
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... there is only a 2% ... penicillin allergy 2 ... a 1 in 100,000 risk ... #Preoperative #Management
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... history Step #2 ... #Sodium #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (low intake) 2. ... #Causes #workup ... #nephrology
Table of risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications. 
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
1. Within each evidence
Table of risk factors ... strongestevidence. 2. ... is a probable risk ... #Diagnosis #Preoperative ... #Risks #Stratification