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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... exam Determine Cardiac ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
• Permanent pacemaker ... • Other intra-abdominal ... or spinal) • Cardiac ... • Major intra-abdominal ... #Table #Stratification
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... #Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Risk Factors and ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Delivery • Stable ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
life-threatening cardiac ... Patients with chronic ... hyperkalemia, changes on ECG ... patients are at risk ... hyperkalemia, and Table