Rote learning Flashcards
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What are the 6 risk factors in Lee’s RCRI?
Hx coronary artery disease
Cerebrovascular disease
CCF
insulin-dependent DM
Pre-op Cr >177micromol/L
surgery: suprainguinal vascular or intra-peritoneal or intrathoracic
What are the % risk MACE (MI, cardiac arrest or death) with each point on the RCRI? Why may these be higher than the original numbers?
0=3.9%
1=6%
2=10%
3+=15%
The original studies used CK & excluded emergency pts; more recent external validation studies used the more sensitive troponin & included some emergency pts
What are the thresholds for BNP & NT-pro-BNP which are associated with significantly increased risk of 30-day death or nonfatal MI?
> =92mg/L for BNP & >=300mg/L for NT-proBNP
What are the tube sizes for paediatrics?
Neonate <3kg is size 3 uncuffed
>3kg= size 3 cuffed (micro-cuff)
6/12 size 3.5 cuffed
18/12 size 4
from 2, age/4 + 4 (but minus 1 for cuff)
Essentials for SAQs
Address THE QUESTION through:
What’s the main issue/concern/conflict
Timing (emergent/urgent/elective) for optimisation
Risk stratification & informed consent
WHERE is the surgery (eg. tertiary centre, daylight hours cathlab/cardiology available)
What’s the WHO (from NYHA) functional classification for pulmonary hypertension?
Class I Patients with pulmonary hypertension but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue dyspnea or fatigue, chest pain or near syncope.
Class II Patients with pulmonary hypertension resulting in a slight limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Ordinary physical activity causes undue dyspnea or fatigue, chest pain or near syncope.
Class III Patients with pulmonary hypertension resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. They are comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes undue dyspnea or fatigue, chest pain or near syncope.
Class IV Patients with pulmonary hypertension with inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms. These patients manifest signs of right heart failure. Dyspnea and/or fatigue may even be present at rest. Discomfort is increased by any physical activity.
What’s the mortality for pts with pulmonary HTN undergoing non-cardiac surg? morbidity?
What accounts for 60% of cases of periop mortality in pulmonary HTN?
1-18%
15-40%
Respiratory failure
What’s the updated definition of pulmonary HTN? What are the traditional cutoff values for grading severity of pulmonary HTN via the gold standard (PA catheterisation)? which pressure used?
MEAN pulmonary artery pressure >20mmHg & PVR >=3 wood’s units
Normal PAP is 25/8 with mean 15
mild 20-40mmHg
moderate 41-55mmHg
Severe >55mmHg
What distance on the 6MWT is considered significantly elevated M/M?
<=300m
TAPSE Cut-off values suggested for echocardiography?
TAPSE <17 mm indicates right ventricular systolic dysfunction
TAPSE <14 mm indicates a poor prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure
What VO2 max is 600m on the 6MWT?
15mL/kg/min
Definition of pulmonary HTN?
mPAP >=20mmHg on resting R) heart Cath
what recipe for PVB catheter?
0.2% ropivacaine, 20mL boluses 3-hourly
What are the STOP-BANG cutoffs?
low <3
intermediate risk 3-4
high risk >=5
How does STOP-BANG score correlate with risk of OSA?
Score 3 vs. 0-2, risk of OSA is 2.5 fold
4 vs. 0-2, OSA risk 3 fold
5 vs. 0-2, OSA risk 5 fold.
6 vs. 0-2, OSA risk 6 fold.
7 or 8 vs. 0-2, risk OSA 7 fold.
What are the AHI cutoffs for OSA severity on sleep study?
mild 5-14
moderate 15-30
severe >30
What are the items on the STOP-BANG questionnaire?
snore loudly
excessive daytime sleepiness
observed apnoeas?
Hypertension diagnosed?
obesity (BMI >35kg/m2)
Age >50
Neck circumference >=40cm
gender male
What’s the R-R interval with valsalva & normal values?
Ratio of the highest HR generated with valsalva (in phase 2) divided by lowest HR achieved (in phase 4) within 30 secs of the HR peak- normal >1.21, abnormal <1.10
How supplement K+ in DKA? when supplement?
10mmol K+ in 90mL Nsaline, supplement when potassium <4
What’s normal Hb for females?
120g/L
What’s co-phenylcaine?
5% lignocaine, 0.5% phenylephrine
What’s pituitary apoplexy?
acute haemorrhagic infarction of pituitary gland- where the blood supply is compromised by tumour or pregnancy. may occur with obstetric haemorrhage (Sheehan’s syndrome), major surgery, head injury, sickle cell crisis.
acute failure anterior lobe function, posterior lobe usually preserved.
severe headache, nausea & vomiting, visual field defects, cranial nerve palsies, failure of lactation in parturient.
Rx by management of adrenocortical failure (IV fluids, hydrocortisone, urgent transsphenoidal decompression).
What’s Fr size?
external diameter x3
What size bronchoscope do you need down a DLT if positioning requires confirmation?
2.5-3.5mm