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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... #management #diagnosis
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... line, stabilizes cardiac
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Diagnosis • Cardiac ... . hyperkalemia) ... Physiological causes ... (e.g. athletes, ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... ACTION • Declare “cardiac ... • Call for cardiac ... • Check ECG rhythm ... Hypovolaemia Hypo/hyperkalaemia
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... or diagnostic tests ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac