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Cardiopulmonary Assessment in Morbidly Obese. Very low cardiac and pulm risk. Proceed with surgery. STEP 1. Yes. No. One risk for CAD or presence of stable CVD. Sign of RVH: pulm HTN LBBB: Occult CAD. ECG. STEP 2. Abnormal pulm vascularity Chamber enlargement Heart failure. CXR.
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Cardiopulmonary Assessment in Morbidly Obese Very low cardiac and pulm risk Proceed with surgery STEP 1 Yes No One risk for CAD or presence of stable CVD • Sign of RVH: pulm HTN • LBBB: Occult CAD ECG STEP 2 • Abnormal pulm vascularity • Chamber enlargement • Heart failure CXR • If hypoventilation • syndrome or other • pulmonary conditions Consider ABGs Poirier et al: Circulation 2009;120:86-95