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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... #Management #CriticalCare
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
logical sequence of signs ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Splint: Posterior long ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
in Anaesthesia Signs ... alteration in mental status ... ensure adequate lung ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... • Bilateral signs ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Deficiency: - Vitamin B12 ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis