Evaluation of cardiac risk prior to noncardiac surgery

HealthCare

Revised cardiac risk index (RCRI or Goldman Index) Six independent predictors of major cardiac complications High-risk type of surgery (examples include vascular surgery and any open intraperitoneal or intrathoracic procedures) History of ischemic heart disease...

Neutropenia -Sample Case

HealthCare, Inpatient Cases

72 y F  with PMH breast CA with lung, liver, and bone metastasis, NSTEMI and 3rd degree heart block s/p pacemaker few years ago, and hx of DVT admitted for COPD exacerbation and neutropenia. WBC on day#1, 2, and 3 was 1.6, 0.9, 2.4 respectively. ANC on day#1, 2, and 3...