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Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is conscious, symptoms ... Obtain a 12-lead ... Stop or rapidly complete ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... syndromes (e.g., long ... • Myocardial ischemia ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... #differential #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... tolerance, and ankle ... Less Typical Symptoms ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... symptoms + supporting ... Incomplete or Complete ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... neuropathy or cardiac ... abnormal LFT): 12 ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the patient’s complete ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... Irregular wide-complex ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... This includes long ... not have obvious ischemia ... #cardiology #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... , with ensuing ischemia ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs