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In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
and published an algorithm ... arrest patients who are ... NSTEMI #Activation #Risk ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... events or death (CARP ... medical and surgical management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are ... Culture (+): Acute ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... invasive infections are ... complex Classic Risk ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... septated hyphae, acute
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... ECG is vital while ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Hyperkalemia The goals of acute ... hyperkalemia, changes on ECG ... at risk of redeveloping ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... ., Black women are ... Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... recognition and management