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Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
Approach to Perioperative ... Cardiovascular Evaluation ... Risk Stratify eg ... #Risk #Assessment ... #diagnosis #stratification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... coronary revascularization ... #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
diastole → increases coronary ... IABP improves coronary ... • Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #criticalcare
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... Assess for high risk ... tissue disorder e.g ... blood pressure: e.g ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... without biopsies • Coronary ... . aortic aneurysm ... #Preoperative # ... Perioperative #Procedures
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
TiMi and GRACE Risk ... scores for mortality ... Cr, creatinine; ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... is reflected by ECG ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management checklist Evaluation ... septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... increase the risk ... choledolithiasis (e.g
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
with suspected coronary ... metabolic equivalent; ECG ... Shows the diagnosis ... and risk stratification ... guidelines for the evaluation
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Approach (when evaluation ... factors (eg, obesity ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... Coarctation of aorta