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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... as follows: aortic ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... , inconsistent grading ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... The cut-offs for grading ... can be found in table ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Aortic ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... warm #wet #dry #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... postoperative cardiac
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... infarction, following cardiac ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Hemorrhagic → leading
Aortic Stenosis Severity Classification

Mild AS:
 • Valve Area > 1.5 cm2
 • Mean Gradient < 20
Aortic Stenosis ... Severity Classification ... Velocity > 4 m/s #Aortic ... Stenosis #Severity #Classification ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used ... during ocular surgery ... Reverses CNS and cardiac ... in ophthalmic surgery ... #Pharmacology #Table
Apical-Aortic Conduit on Cardiac MRI

Aortic valve bypass surgery with an apical-aortic conduit used to be the
Apical-Aortic Conduit ... on Cardiac MRI ... Aortic valve bypass ... surgery with an ... used to be the
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotic classification ... drugs that are used ... Precision Therapeutics Leading ... #pharmacology #classification ... #table
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
anticoagulation is not used ... or spinal) • Cardiac ... surgery (e.g. ... (e.g. aortic aneurysm ... Perioperative #Procedures #Table