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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., ... due to arrhythmias ... orthostatic vital sign measurements ... cerebralhypoperfusion #arrhythmias
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... indications: • Echocardiogram ... testingCardiac ... #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Limited laboratory testing ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
, syncope. ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... Fibrillation - Testing ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... inversion • Arrhythmias ... Consider invasive arterial ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
abnormalities, arrhythmia ... Testing: • EKG ... • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... CV disease - Arrhythmia ... stratification #diagnosis
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
that can cause arrhythmias ... risk of sudden cardiac ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #differential #echocardiogram