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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... , and the T-wave ... fibrillation ... cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
depression • T wave ... , particularly ventricular ... patients with a pre-existing ... consultation with cardiology ... #Management #Workup
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... • Absence of P waves ... AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... history of: a) Ischemic ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Early embolic/ischemic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology