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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Stress Testing ... events or death (CARP ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of acute illness ... physiological response to acute ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of acute illness ... physiological response to acute ... dilated vessels, or acutely ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are ... Culture (+): Acute ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... presents with an acute ... from a chair, getting ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... normal and can help differentiate
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... ., Black women are ... Key Point: High clinical ... , selenium) Differential ... recognition and management