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Anaesthetists Handbook - MEDICAL EDUCATION at University ...

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Preoper<strong>at</strong>ive assessment and investig<strong>at</strong>ionsCoagul<strong>at</strong>ion p<strong>at</strong>hway indic<strong>at</strong>ions• Scheduled cardiac surgery.• Anticoagulant medic<strong>at</strong>ions.• Hep<strong>at</strong>ic impairment.Chest X-ray indic<strong>at</strong>ions• Symptom<strong>at</strong>ic p<strong>at</strong>ients e.g. cardiac or respir<strong>at</strong>ory diseases.• Chronic renal or hep<strong>at</strong>ic disease.• Scheduled cardiothoracic surgery.If any doubt exists concerning any of these investig<strong>at</strong>ions, you shouldcontact a more senior anaesthetist.ObesityThe PAAC staff can refer p<strong>at</strong>ients with a body mass index gre<strong>at</strong>erthan 40 to Professor Kumar's metabolic clinic for supervised weightloss.168 <strong>Anaesthetists</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> January 2010

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