4 results
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... algorithm to determine ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray: ... medical and surgical management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... antigen • India ink prep ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
remains unknown • Final ... Risk Factors and ... May have typical HF ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... #cardiology #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... > 4 days → add fungal ... mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... interventional radiology ... (~20 %) and APL