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Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... syncope, e.g., ... The diagnostic approach ... orthostatic vital sign measurements ... Further diagnostics
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and Interpretation ... However, when the diagnosis ... mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... pressure) -right atrial
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Waveforms Direct measurements ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #RightHeartCatheterization
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... - exertional syncope ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
Capnography Measurement ... and to monitor cardiac ... CO2 • PaCO2 - Arterial ... #Capnography #interpretation ... waveforms #patterns #diagnosis
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... indications: • Echocardiogram ... • Cardiac stress ... testing • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Consider invasive arterial ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... • Provoked (e.g ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Check serial lactates ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... cultures if possible (eg ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Testing: • EKG ... • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements